Grants
Staffordshire Arts and Museum Service run an annual
Arts Grants Scheme which consists of two funds; the Community Arts Fund and the Development Fund. The scheme helps fund arts activities which benefit the community and help to make arts accessible to everyone.
The Arts and Museum Service also run a Museum Development Grants Scheme. This scheme is aimed at small local authority, independent and volunteer run museums, together with heritage organisations with collections across Staffordshire. Grants are awarded to assist with projects and activities which relate to the care of collections and improving physical and sensory access to collections by the public.
More information about these schemes can be found below.
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The Arts and Museum Service fund projects which are open to all as well as projects which target certain groups or sections of the community who for a variety of reasons find it difficult to participate in the arts. People may find access to the arts difficult for a number of reasons including geographical isolation, a mental or physical impairment, or isolation and marginalisation from the rest of the community.
We also fund and support organisations and people who provide opportunities for participation in the arts. So if you are a newly established arts group, an artist, or a prison developing an exciting project, we are interested in your activities. |
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Funds for 2008/2009 have now been fully allocated.
Application forms for activities to be held between 1 April 2009 and 31 March 2010 will be available from mid Febraury 2009 onwards.
Details of other sources of funding can be found on the funding fact sheet, below. |
The Grants Scheme was started in 2003 as part of the Museum Development work undertaken by Staffordshire Arts and Museum Service, supported by Staffordshire County Council, MLA West Midlands and Renaissance in the Regions.
Two levels of grant are on offer. A Small Grant of up to £1000 is available, together with a Development Grant of up to £2000, for which 10% match funding is required.
Where does the money come from?
The funding for the Small Grant Scheme comes directly from Renaissance in the Regions via the West Midlands Hub.
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What do we support?
We have supported a wide range of projects across Staffordshire. These include the purchase of collections materials (boxes, polyester pockets, gloves), environmental monitoring equipment, induction loops, exhibition cases, interpretation and signage, assistance with education packs, conservation work and training events. |
Who can apply?
The scheme is open to any museum or heritage organisation in Staffordshire with a collection.
Please click on the links below to download the appropriate forms:
Museum Grant Scheme Criteria & Guidelines 2008/2009 (PDF document, 49KB)
Museum Grant Scheme Form 2008/2009 (PDF document, 207KB)
Museum Grant Scheme Form MS Word Format 2008/2009 (MS Word document, 59KB)
Contact details
For more information please contact:
Helen Johnson
Museum Development Officer
Staffordshire Arts and Museum Service
Shugborough, Milford,
Stafford
ST17 0XB
Telephone 01889 881388 ext 210
Email helen.johnson@staffordshire.gov.uk
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