​​Arts Council National Lottery Project Grants

National Lottery Project Grants is our open access programme for arts, libraries and museums projects. The fund supports thousands of individual practitioners, community and cultural organisations

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National Lottery Project Grants supports a broad range of creative and cultural projects that benefit people living in England. It can support individuals and organisations with grants from £1,000 upwards.


This portal is for applications of £30,000 or less.


Before you begin your application, please read our Guidance for applicants.


Visit the Supporting Grassroots Music webpage if you want to apply to that programme.


Applicant profile

  • To apply, you will need to create an applicant profile, even if you already have an applicant profile on Grantium.
  • If you've applied to the Arts Council before, please enter the same applicant profile details if you can.
  • Select Apply now at the bottom of the screen to get started.

Already started?

To find an applicant profile, eligibility questionnaire or application form you have already started, select my submissions in the top right-hand corner of the screen.

Need support navigating the portal? We have step by step instructions. NLPG Guidance Library

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Apply Now

Click to check your eligibility and submit your project details.

The personal information we have collected from you will be shared with fraud prevention agencies who will use it to prevent fraud and money-laundering and to verify your identity. If fraud is detected, you could be refused certain services, finance, or employment. Further details of how your information will be used by us and these fraud prevention agencies, and your data protection rights, can be found in our General Privacy Notice and here: https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn. If you are applying on behalf of someone else, you must ensure they are aware of this notice.

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