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The National Archives has opened its Resilience Grants programme to applications, offering grants of up to £20,000 to strengthen the archives sector.
The funding will support archives and records services such as museums, libraries, universities, community and heritage organisations to develop sustainable, practical solutions that build organisational resilience, helping them adapt to change and continue contributing to communities and the economy.
Projects could include:
- proposals that would lead to increased organisational stability, including long-term organisational, financial and strategic planning
- increased staffing capacity and enhanced skills
- reduced costs
- increased income
- improving capacity to develop, care for and enrich collections, physically and digitally
- ensuring that collections are safely preserved, including digitally
- work on diversity, equity and inclusion
- responses to climate change, such as developing energy-efficiency within an archives service
- strategic development of existing archive networks or establishment of new networks with a clear strategic focus
Applications are invited from archives and heritage organisations, including public sector bodies, registered charities, other not-for-profit organisations, and for-profit organisations including business archives. Partnerships and consortia are welcomed.
The closing date for applications is the 21st January 2026.
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