This fund is designed for individual artists, to support you in developing your practice - this might be accessing mentoring or research and development opportunities, creating new work, purchasing equipment, and new collaborations.
Grant size: £2,000 - £12,000
Deadlines: The latest update from ACE is “In early April we will launch Round 24 of DYCP with refreshed guidance. Access support will be available from mid-May, with the round opening in early June on our updated grants system. ”
Read the ACE DYCP Guidance
This grants programme funds individuals and organisations to develop and deliver projects across art forms. They want to support projects that reach and engage people and communities across England with high quality culture and creativity.
Grant size: Under £30,000 and Over £30,000 (up to £100,000) for up to three years.
Deadline: Project Grants are a rolling fund from ACE, meaning they have no deadline.
Find out more by reading the ACE Project Grant Guidance
They also have time limited priorities for project grants, like their Grassroots Music project grants.
Other ACE Open Funds are listed on their website too.
You can find more about the access support available from ACE on their website here: https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/access-support
If you are eligible, ACE will fund a Support Worker to help you write your funding application. If you’re submitting a request and want to speak with me about being your Support Worker for the application then get in touch.
There’s also lots of useful info on the tips and resources page - including advice form artists on applying for ACE funding, and The White Pube funding library which has examples of successful ACE applications.