CRF grants awarded in England 2020, by funding round

In its first round, over 257 million British pounds of the Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) was awarded in grants to arts and cultural organizations in England in 2020. The CRF was set up as a government rescue package to support UK organizations during the coronavirus pandemic, including music venues, theatres, museums, and other art venues impacted by lockdown and social distancing measures. Organizations in London received the London received highest amount of the grant compared to other regions of England.

Value of Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) grants awarded to arts and culture organizations in England as of November 7, 2020, by funding round (in million GBP)

Grants by size (and funding round)	Total amount awarded in million GBP
Under one million GBP (round one)	257.43
Under one million GBP (round two)	76.65
Over one million GBP (round one)	75.12
Over one million GBP (found two)	18.76

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November 2020

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United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

November 7, 2020

Supplementary notes

The data shows the amount awarded from the UK government's Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) by Arts Council England to organizations including music venues, theatres, museums, arts, and other cultural organizations (does not include heritage sites). The CRF is a 1.57 billion GBP rescue package announced by the UK government's department for Digital Culture, Media, and Sport (DCMS) on July 5, 2020, to help cultural and heritage organisations to weather the impact of coronavirus.

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