Arts council funding

We invest money from Government and the National Lottery to support arts and culture across England. We've just announced details of our total investment approach for 2018-22. 

Where the money goes

For the next four years until 2022 we’ll invest across three key funding streams:

• £408 million per year in 829 arts organisations, museums and libraries in our National Portfolio. This will include £340 million of grant-in-aid and £68 million of National Lottery funding.
• £97.3 million of National Lottery funding per year in Arts Council National Lottery Project Grants, our open-access funding programme.
• £72.2 million per year in our Arts Council Development Funds which will focus on diversity, resilience, innovation in business models, leadership development and creating more pathways for a wider range of people to become part of the arts and culture sector.

We invest in art and culture for a lasting return. We're looking for organisations, artists, events, initiatives and others to apply for our funding and help us achieve our mission of great art and culture for everyone.