Creative Industries Business Grants
The UK's creative industries are supported by a range of grant programmes from Arts Council England, Screen industries, and regional creative economy initiatives. These support everything from individual artists to major production companies.
Screen Industries
Film, TV, and games production benefit from dedicated funding including BFI support, Screen Scotland, and Creative Wales. Tax reliefs complement grant funding for production projects.
Arts Council Support
Arts Council England, Creative Scotland, and Arts Council of Wales provide funding for arts organisations, cultural projects, and creative businesses across the UK.
Creative Enterprise
Regional creative industry programmes support design agencies, music businesses, publishing, and advertising companies with growth and innovation funding.
US Creative & Heritage Grants
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FAST NY Shovel-Ready Grant Program
The FAST NY Shovel‑Ready Grant Program provides up to $400 million in state grants to prepare and develop sites across New York, aiming to make them shovel‑ready for large employers such as high‑tech manufacturing, semiconductor, logistics and other advanced industries.
Regional Council Capital Fund
The Regional Council Capital Fund provides capital grant funding for economic development projects that create or retain jobs, reduce unemployment, and increase business activity, including $8 million allocated for tourism projects.
Better Buffalo Fund
The Better Buffalo Fund provides a $40 million pool of grants and loans to support mixed‑use, high‑density development and downtown revitalization in Buffalo through two initiatives: Transit Oriented Development and the Buffalo Main Streets Initiative.
New York State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI)
Provides over $500 million in federal SSBCI funding to help small and traditionally disadvantaged businesses succeed, focusing on post‑pandemic recovery.
Tourism Matching Funds Program
The Tourism Matching Funds Program provides up to $3.45 million in matching funds to designated Tourism Promotion Agencies to market destinations and boost visitor numbers and spending in New York State.
Electric Generation Facility Cessation Mitigation Program
The Electric Generation Facility Cessation Mitigation Program provides annual funding over up to seven years to local government entities that lose at least 20% of property tax or PILOT revenue because an electric generating facility in their jurisdiction has ceased operations.
New York Ventures Direct Fund
New York Ventures is New York State’s venture capital arm that invests over $300 million in high‑growth companies, fund managers and accelerators, focusing on diverse entrepreneurs and strategic sectors.
Industrial Development Bond Cap Program
The Industrial Development Bond Cap Program provides New York State’s 2025 allocation of federal volume cap to authorized state or local issuers, enabling lower‑cost tax‑exempt private activity bonds for qualified economic development projects.
Strategic Planning and Feasibility Studies Program
The program provides working capital grants of up to $100,000 (matched 50/50) to support strategic development plans and feasibility studies for cities, counties, municipalities, and related entities.
Linked Deposit Program
The New York State Linked Deposit Program (LINC) provides reduced‑rate financing to eligible existing New York businesses by having the state place a matching deposit, allowing lenders to lower loan interest rates for projects such as equipment upgrades, expansions, and technology adoption.
Good Jobs Challenge
The Good Jobs Challenge is a workforce program that aims to accelerate local economic growth and rebuild regional economies so they are more resilient to future challenges, while placing American workers into jobs.
Research and National Technical Assistance (RNTA)
The RNTA program funds research, evaluation, and national technical assistance projects that promote competitiveness and innovation in distressed rural and urban regions throughout the United States and its territories.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about US creative & heritage grants