New Grant launching – AIM Connected Communities

AIM announces the launch of AIM Connected Communities a new grant scheme to help widen participation in volunteering and tackle loneliness.

AIM Connected Communities will run until 2025 and is funded through DCMS and Arts Council England as part of the Government’s £29million Know Your Neighbourhood (KYN) Fund which targets support at 27 disadvantaged areas across England.

£5 million of the funding is to be invested in supporting people to participate in volunteering and connect with others through expanding the existing offer of arts, culture and heritage activities across the 27 KYN target areas.

Director of AIM, Lisa Ollerhead

“Museums have a unique ability to bring people together around collections, treasured local sites, and ideas. Our new AIM Connected Communities grant scheme will seek to harness these opportunities to increase wellbeing in deprived areas, and give more people the chance to get involved in their local museum and build meaningful relationships. 

Alongside the grants, museums will be able to participate in a capacity-building programme to support and upskill staff and volunteers, help build partnerships with local organisations, and ensure their grant-funded projects have a long-term legacy in their organisation and across their communities.

We’re really excited to be launching a new grant scheme and will be publishing all the details on eligibility and the application process shortly.”

For more information on all AIM grants join us at our upcoming ‘Introduction to AIM Grants>>’ online session on 1 February.

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