Latest grant funding opportunities announced by Museum Development Midlands

Funding
Written By Lynne Dickens
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Museum Development Midlands’ (MDM) mission is ‘To empower Midlands’ museums to thrive’. To meet this mission, they are providing a programme of Open, Strategic and Responsive small grant funding opportunities designed to support museums to develop.

Their largest grant scheme, Open Grants covers a broad range of museum activity and responds to the Arts Council England ‘Let’s Create Investment Principles’. Open Grants also includes an Audience and Workforce Development strand, supported with funding from Art Fund.

The maximum amount an individual museum can apply for through their Open Grant scheme is £5,000.

There are two rounds of Open Grant funding planned for 2024:

  • Round one – opens on 28 May and closes on Thursday 4 July 2024

  • Round two – opens on 12 August and closes on Thursday 26 September 2024

How to apply

Read the Open Grants Guidance in full before making your application.

Download and complete the Open Grants Application Form and submit to MDM Grants before the deadline.

We recommend that you contact a member of the MDM team about your planned activity before applying. Just email grants@mdmidlands.org.uk to request a conversation.

MDM Professional Development (CPD) bursaries

Supporting museum practitioners, including freelancers, to attend relevant conferences or undertake other CPD opportunities to up-skill in their role.

These bursaries are supported with funding from Art Fund.

There are two rounds of CPD Grant funding planned for 2024:

  • Round one – opens on 5 June and closes on Thursday 4 July 2024

  • Round two – opens on 12 August and closes Thursday 26 September 2024

How to apply

Download and complete the CPD Bursary Application Form (available from 5 June) and submit to MDM Grants before the deadline.

Art Fund’s Reimagine Programme opens 28 May

Designed to inspire creativity and increase stability and resilience in the sector, Art Fund’s Reimagine Grant Programme supports organisations to develop or refresh their work in response to their current situation.

Grants of £50,000 are available for projects that are:

  • Creative or innovative

  • Context-specific

  • Impactful

  • Engaging

This year, the programme aim will be partnerships and Art Fund will prioritise local authority-reliant museums and galleries. Applications close Friday 19 July with funding decisions shared October. Find out more at webinars on Wednesday 5 June and Wednesday 26 June. In the meantime, see details on the Art Fund website or email klloyd@artfund.org

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