External Funding Opportunities
for the Arts
A presentation by
Calum Murdoch, Senior External Funding Officer
7 December 2011
REGENERATION & HOUSING
What is External Funding?
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External funding is any money that the Council secures extra to its
annual allocation from central government and the money raised
from council tax or fees and charges, either by itself or in
partnership.
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It relates to funds secured by competitive bidding only.
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It is an important source of additional resources to help meet the
local priorities set out in our corporate plan and Community
Strategy.
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It can bring in extra resources to pilot new and innovative
programmes and services to better serve our customers.
Our aim:
… is to ensure that Ealing receives as much
funding as possible from external sources.
The External Funding Team at Ealing provides advice and support to Council
departments and partners to enable them to access external funding
opportunities.
Service offered to Council set out in Annual
Review
• Review and identify suitable
funding opportunities
• Develop ideas and project scope
• Support bid development and
submission
• Help in identifying project
partners and developing bid team
• Role as a ‘critical friend’
• General advice and guidance on
funding applications
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Gather and circulate information about new
funding opportunities
Subscribe to online ‘Grantfinder’ service –
holds up-to-date information on around
4,000 funds, grants, charities etc.
Regular briefings circulated:
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Allows personal browsing on latest
funding developments
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More sophisticated enquiries to be run
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External Funding team can give training
in the system
Training can be provided contact the
team to arrange a session.
Review of Arts Funding Report Compiled
• Over 100 funding sources
identified
• Report will be made
available widely – shared
with the VCS
• A summary of the available
funds identifies 17 funding
sources with the potential of
securing £50,000 or more
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Grantfinder – summary of opportunities
• Each of the 100 grants
identified has a one page
summary
• Includes details on grant
awarding body, key eligibility
criteria, deadlines
• Also contact details for
finding out more information
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Summary of funds – key themes (I)
Funding is seldom designed specifically for any
potential project – there are key hooks or outcomes
that funders will be looking to support.
The following general themes seem to be common:
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Participation – in the arts, broadening audiences,
giving disadvantaged groups access to experiencing
or taking part in the arts
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Professional – funds to support the professional
development of practitioners, to support them in
creating and sharing their work
Summary of funds – key themes (II)
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Heritage - funding to protect valued heritage at risk
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Well Being – a general outcome sought is to
improve well being and the arts are often supported
for their therapeutic benefits
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Accommodation – support for places and spaces
for the arts
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Culture, Faith and Beliefs – support to share and
celebrate diversity
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Environment – artistic work to support and enhance
the environment
Summary of key opportunities
• 17 funding sources are
identified with the potential of
securing £50,000 or more
• For these funds a more
strategic approach is needed
• Funding is available for
different types of organisations
• In many cases there is already
an ongoing dialogue with the
funder
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Key opportunities (I):
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Arts Council Funding – Asst. Dir. of Arts, Heritage
and Libraries has an ongoing dialogue with the Arts
Council (some of the funding is for key identified
organisations only)
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Heritage Lottery Funding (HLF) – Ealing Council
has a well developed HLF programme and good
relationship with the fund. Walpole Park has been a
major beneficiary and applications for Pitzhanger
Manor and Gunnersbury are under development
Key opportunities (II):
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European Commission Culture Programme –
Ealing has a good track record with the EC and there
are funds of up to Euro 2.5 million are available for 35 year programmes. Match funding potential for HLF
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Film funding – there are a number of funds
supporting the film sector and Ealing could look to
develop proposals building on the sector heritage
and links with the borough
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Heathrow Community Grants Programme funding for environment and community but can
support arts projects – max. of £50k.
Key opportunities (III):
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Henry Moore Foundation – specialist funder –
maximum £60k
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Lottery Next Steps – Ealing Council Corporate
Policy Team has coordinated a proposal looking at
social investment vehicles (not specifically directed
at the Arts)
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Sita Trust – again the focus is community but could
have application to the arts
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Esmee Fairbairn Collection Fund – aimed at
libraries and museums
Key opportunities (IV):
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Triados Bank – awards both loans and grants
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Trust for London – support for disadvantaged
groups with a max of £100k.
Next steps:
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Cultural Strategy – clarity of key objectives will help
to target funding work
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Key opportunities – building on other Council and
LSP priorities:
• Southall
• Town Centre Regeneration – e.g. Outer London
Fund monies awarded to Acton and Greenford
• Increasing role for the third sector. Support for
sector to help deliver services
For further information contact
Calum Murdoch
Senior External Funding Officer
Ealing Council
Grants and Funding Team
Economic Regeneration
020 8825 7443
murdochc@ealing.gov.uk