ACE funding announcement – Cultural Investment Fund (including MEND) 2023

Arts Council England has announced details of the next rounds of the programmes that make up the Cultural Investment Fund.  These are:

• The Museum Estate and Development Fund (MEND)
• The Libraries Improvement Fund (LIF)
• The Cultural Development Fund (CDF)

New rounds of MEND and LIF will open in early 2023 with £22.6 million available through this round of MEND, and £10.5 million through LIF (funding amounts may be subject to DCMS business planning).

This will be the final round of LIF, while further applications for MEND will take place in early 2024, alongside another round of CDF.

Guidance for MEND and LIF will be published on 6 February 2023.

MEND:

• Expressions of Interest open: 9am on 6 March 2023.  Expressions of Interest deadline: midday on 21 April 2023
• Full application forms open: 9am on 30 May 2023. Full application deadline: midday on 18 August 2023

LIF:

• Expressions of Interest open: 9am on 17 April 2023.  Expressions of Interest deadline: midday on 19 June 2023
• Full application forms open: 9am on 19 July 2023.  Full application deadline: midday on 18 September 2023

Click here to find out more about the three programmes>>

Arts Council England will also be running webinars for applicants to LIF on 13 February, and MEND on 27 February.  You can sign up for these here: LIF and MEND