Arts Council England: Funding and regional distribution

Great Place Scheme: Launched in August 2016 in collaboration with the National Heritage Lottery Fund, this programme awarded funding to 16 projects from a range of rural, urban and seaside areas. ACE said it aimed to ensure that local investment in arts and culture could make the biggest impact on the economy, jobs, education, community cohesion, and health and wellbeing in those areas. All Great Place Scheme projects were completed on various dates between May 2019 and September 2021. [...] Creative Local Growth Fund: This is a place-based programme that works across local enterprise partnerships, arts organisations and other partners to support initiatives designed to help culture contribute to local economic growth. Successful applicants to the latest funding round will be notified in March 2023. [...] ACE has launched several other development programmes in recent years that aimed to support local arts and culture across England’s regions. This includes: