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Organisations in the UK which provide funding for projects relevant to museums, archives and libraries. This is not an exhaustive list as many organisations, e.g. government departments, provide short-term funding in relation to specific work in priority | |
| | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | | Funds a range of UK-wide programmes supporting the highest quality research and postgraduate training in the arts and humanities. In addition, manages funding for museums, galleries and other collections in English higher education institutions.
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| Arts Council England (ACE) | | The national development agency for the arts in England, distributing public money from Government and the National Lottery. |
| Big Lottery Fund | | A lottery revenue distributor for charities and the voluntary sector and health, education and the environment, formed from the merger of the New Opportunities Fund and the Community Fund. |
| Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) | | Uses money from the National Lottery to give grants to support a wide range of projects involving the local, regional and national heritage of the United Kingdom. |
| Lottery Funding | | A joint website run by the lottery funders in the UK, which allows users to search for information on all current funding programmes.
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| MLA/V&A Purchase Grant Fund | | Gives support, advice and grants for acquisitions of objects relating to the arts, literature and history to regional museums, record repositories and specialist libraries in England and Wales. |
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