The British Council is currently accepting applications for its Cultural Protection Fund (CPF) 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
About British Council - Cultural Protection Fund
Established in 2016, the Cultural Protection Fund (CPF) is led by the British Council in partnership with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).The British Council is accepting Expressions of Interest from organisations for grants of up to £500,000. Only selected applicants will be permitted to submit a full application.
Benefits of British Council - Cultural Protection Fund
While each application will be assessed on its own merit, although they have limited funding available and expect to make approximately:
- 7 awards for projects with grant values between £100,000 and £500,000; and
- 20 awards to projects with grant values under £100,000.
British Council - Cultural Protection Fund Requirements
- Registered organisations. Sole traders are not eligible to apply. All applicants will be required to submit evidence of legal status and supporting documentation in English.
- Any kind of organisation can apply, public or private, as long as they are legally registered. Private organisations will not be permitted to make profit from a CPF project.
- We encourage projects to work in partnership across organisations, and those partnerships should be formalised through signed agreements.
- All projects must include protection of living heritage.
- Organisations can be registered anywhere in the world, but if it is outside of the target country the project must include partners registered inside the target country. You must be able to demonstrate evidence of local demand and support for proposed activities.
- Applications must be submitted by one lead applicant organisation who has overall legal and financial responsibility for managing the grant. If a grant is awarded, the lead organisation will be required to accept the terms and conditions of our Grant Agreement.
Application Date and Process
- Click on the link to the application website to apply.
Application Deadline
20 July, 2026
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