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About this grant
#### National Rural Touring Forum (NRTF)
An organisation representing a number of touring schemes and rural arts development agencies across England and Wales.
Phone: 0175 930 3624 / admin@nrtf.org.uk
#### People’s Health Trust’s Active Communities
Supports organisations help people to create or shape local projects that will help their community or neighbourhood to become even better.
Phone: 020 7749 9100 / apply@peopleshealthtrust.org.uk
#### The Prince’s Trust [...] The arts programme encourages new ways for people in the UK to enjoy, experience and be involved in the arts. Funding benefits organisations and groups through the grants scheme and special projects.
Phone: 020 7227 3500 / information@phf.org.uk
#### Peter De Haan Charitable Trust
Grants are awarded to organisations that provide opportunities to take part in the arts in educational and community settings, especially for people or groups with limited access to the arts.
Phone: 020 7232 5477 [...] ## 1. Funding organisations
#### Arts Council England
Arts Council funding finder
other sources of funding
successful applicants for Grants for the Arts Libraries fund
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#### The Big Lottery Fund
Provides funding for charities, voluntary organisations, and projects that improve the health, education and environment of communities.
Phone: 0345 4 10 20 30 / Textphone: 18001 plus 0345 4 10 20 30 / general.enquiries@biglotteryfund.org.uk
Eligibility
- ✓ United Kingdom
- ✓ arts
- ✓ education
- ✓ health
- ✓ community development
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Last verified: 29 March 2026