AIM – the Association of Independent Museums is delighted to announce the opening of the Year 2 Applications. AIM entered into a 3 year funding partnership with Biffa Award which will provide a £1.5m investment into independent museums and industrial heritage sites across the UK. AIMBIFFA applicaiton word version AIMBIFFA […]
Give … and Gain Day
Today’s the day when thousands of employees across the UK get out into their communities to volunteer to help community groups, schools and local charities as part of Give and Gain Day, an annual event organised by Business in the Community (BITC). For the first time this year, MDOs in the West Midlands region have […]
More funds to make us happy
Happy Museum is delighted to announce a third open application fund available to English museums and a new fund open to museums in Wales. This funding is available to museums who demonstrate they can promote thinking around happiness and well-being––brought together with issues of environmental sustainability––and can leave a legacy of cultural change within their organisations and […]
‘Enterprise’ – new HLF funding stream
The Heritage Lottery Fund has launched an innovative new grant scheme aimed at unlocking the economic potential of historic buildings and sites across the UK. Heritage Enterprise will provide grants of between £100,000 and £5 million to support the repair, adaptation and refurbishment of buildings, turning them into offices, workshops or flats. Community groups are […]
Warwick District Arts Grants
Grants are available to Arts and Heritage Organisations within Warwick District for any amount up to £2,500 are available for …. please see attached & below for details of the 2013-14 WDC Arts Development Grant scheme. this is a District counil scheme, administered by then// please contact them directly and if you’re thinking about submitting an […]
Gift Aid online guidance now available
HMRC has published guidance on the new system for making Gift Aid repayment claims electronically. Charities Online, to be introduced on 22 April, will enable organisations to file their Gift Aid information online. All versions of the current R68 form will be replaced by three options for making claims. For each, extra information is needed […]
‘Money – that’s what I want’ – AIM conference
AIM 2013 Annual Conference - Money - that’s what I want, on 20-22 June 2013 at Manchester Museum of Science & Industry, sponsored by Development Partners [from AIM bulletin] Bookings are now coming in well for this conference – send in yours to ensure a place! We all need funds to deliver our public goals. But how can […]
Textile Society Museum Conservation Awards…
The Textile Society is a charity which promotes the history, culture and study of textiles, established in 1982. The society offers awards of up to £5,000 for a textile relates project within a museum, archive or conservation sector. The Award is designed to support textile related projects within a museum, archive, or conservation studio for exhibition, […]
Art Fund collect 2013 – deadline
£75,000 will be allocated to Art Fund Collect 2013. Now in its sixth and final year, this special funding initiative, organised in partnership with the Crafts Council, aims to recognise curatorial excellence and foster the ambition and scope of contemporary craft collections in the UK. from the Art Fund: The Crafts Council and the Art Fund feel […]
Upcoming Funding Rounds
5 pieces of funding news 1.Esmee Fairbairn Collections Fund There is just over a month to go before the end of the current funding round for the Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund. The Museums Association is encouraging all museums that have an idea for a project that meets the criteria of the £800,000 fund to get in touch […]



