The Cultural Life Fund is a fixed term investment, not a grant or revenue source. It runs between 2018-2022. It is designed to support Cultural Education Partnerships to establish, grow and become sustainable.

The fund is looking to invest a minimum of £25,000 in partnerships that are working in Arts Council England priority places:

• Amber Valley
• Bassetlaw
• Bolsover
• Chesterfield
• Corby
• Derby
• Kettering
• Leicester
• Mansfield and Ashfield
• Newark and Sherwood
• North East Derbyshire
• North West Derbyshire
• North West Leicestershire
• Nottingham
• Skegness, Boston and South Holland
• South Derbyshire
• Wellingborough
• West Lindsey

Applications to the Cultural Life Fund must demonstrate:

• Applicants must either be a Cultural Education Partnership, working towards becoming a Cultural Education Partnership or an exceptional, strategic partnership which is aligned with Cultural Education Partnership priorities
• An actual cash match for the amount requested
• How they will contribute to Arts Council England’s Goal 5 priorities; Artsmark, Arts Award and Digital
• How they will contribute to local socio-economic priorities
• An ability and willingness to evaluate the impact of cultural education
• How the partnership will deliver against TMC’s Partnership Investment Plan

Any applicant to the Cultural Life Fund must have attended an investment briefing and had a pre-application conversation with our Deputy CEO, Emily Bowman.

For more information including the full application criteria and how to apply, please see the following:

• An introduction to the Cultural Life Fund.
• FAQs.

Application Documentation:

Application Form.

• Theory of Change Guidance.
• Budget Template.

The fund is now open. Please contact Deputy CEO, Emily Bowman to discuss your ideas before applying. The fund will close to applications on Friday 28^th September.