Capital/ Infrastructure
The Scottish Arts Council receives most of its funding from the Scottish Executive but also distributes funds from the National Lottery to the arts in Scotland. The main aim of lottery funding is to support arts projects which make an important and lasting difference to the quality of life for the general public.
What capital grants are available?**
What do the funds cover? **
Application forms and guidelines
**Important: Please read the information below before downloading forms and guidelines.
We are not currently accepting large grant applications for projects with requests of over £250,000. We are currently assessing whether we will reopen our major grant programme. We would, however, still encourage you to contact the Capital Department for general advice before you embark on developing a major arts building project.
The Artists' Work in Public Places scheme has now closed. We are currently looking at how we will support public art in the future. If you have any enquiries please email publicart@scottisharts.org.uk
We are still accepting applications for buildings and equipment through our Small Grants Scheme, with requests of up to:
There are no deadlines and applications are accepted on an ongoing basis throughout the year.
Please note that competition is extremely fierce for the limited funding available and we will only be able to fund a small number of projects. Only those applications which can demonstrate how strongly they meet our priorities are likely to be successful.
We have funding available to support:
- a new or refurbished building project for the arts or to provide facilities for artists.
- the purchase of equipment for example, musical instruments, sound and lighting equipment, vehicles for touring productions.
Building-based applications (to a maximum of £250,000) may include the cost of:
- architectural competition costs
- development costs
- professional fees
- construction costs
- fit out and equipment costs
- non recoverable VAT
- inflation
- contingencies
- closure costs (temporary accommodation, removals, other disruption costs)
- commissioning artists or craftspeople
- training and equipment costs directly related to the building project
- start-up costs, eg, the re-launch of the new facility
- additional staffing for specific work during the capital project
Go to application forms and guidance for building-based applications.
Applications for equipment (up to a maximum of £100,000) may include the cost of:
- sound and lighting equipment
- musical instruments
- vans, minibuses and trailers
- cameras, editing and video equipment
- box office equipment
- new media equipment for experimental artwork
- integrated IT solutions which develop an organisation’s activities
- audio visual or multimedia equipment
- recording equipment
- broadcasting equipment
- equipment for making facilities accessible to people with disabilities
You can also apply for the cost of training as long as it is directly related to the new equipment. We would normally expect you to keep computers, touring equipment and vehicles for five years, and other equipment for 10 years.
We cannot fund the following equipment:
- second-hand equipment
- uniforms and costumes
- consumable and disposable items, eg. art materials, sheet music
Go to application forms and guidance for equipment applications.
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Fund name
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Description
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Deadline |
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Small grants |
For building projects with requests of up to £250,000, and for equipment up to £100,000.
Minimum: £5,000 for building projects and equipment
Decisions are made within 10 weeks for building applications and within six weeks for equipment.
Please note that competition is extremely fierce for the limited funding available and we will only be able to fund a small number of projects. Only those applications which can demonstrate how strongly they meet our priorities are likely to be successful.
Application Guidelines National Lottery Capital Small Grants (Buildings and Equipment)
Application Form for National Lottery Capital Small Grants (Buildings and Equipment) |
Applications are accepted throughout the year |
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Large grants
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We are not currently accepting major grant applications for projects with requests over £250,000.
We are currently assessing whether we will be able to reopen our major grant programme.
We would encourage you to contact the Capital Department for general advice before you embark on developing a major arts building project as the level of support which we may be able to offer you will be limited.
We are still accepting applications for buildings and equipment through our Small Grants Scheme, with requests of up to £100,000 for equipment and up to £250,000 for buildings. There are no deadlines and applications are accepted on an ongoing basis throughout the year.
Please note that competition is extremely fierce for the limited funding available and we will only be able to fund a small number of projects. Only those applications which can demonstrate how strongly they meet our priorities are likely to be successful. |
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