Grant News

Following a funding review, the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation has launched the Communities and Collections Fund. This new fund is an evolution of the Collections Fund, with a broader focus on both collections and inclusion.

While its purpose remains unchanged - supporting inclusive museum initiatives with community partners - the fund will place more emphasis on equitable working, supporting wellbeing and legacy planning.

The fund now offers:

• Core grants to museums that have established strategic aims for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI); and that are ready to use their collections and the funding to support social and climate justice, in ways that are relevant to local contexts and relationships
• Partnership project grants to museums and community organisations that work equitably together and share aims for DEI; with ambitious and compelling ideas for inclusive project work with collections

Grants of up to £100,000 are available for projects lasting up to three years, with around 12 grants awarded annually across two rounds.

The next deadline for submissions of interest is the 5th February 2025.

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