The Theatres Trust - Small Grants Programme

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Theatres Trust's Small Grants Programme, supported by The Linbury Trust, funds small projects that make a big impact to a theatre’s resilience, sustainability, accessibility or improving the diversity of audiences.

This scheme will prioritise improvements to theatre buildings to protect theatre use and remove barriers to participation and attendance. Priority will also be given to projects where the total project costs are less than £250k or where the grant is the sole external funder and/or achievable within the total fund awarded. The fund is intended to support:

• improvements and repairs to building fabric
• purchase of key plant and machinery
• purchase of capital items that improve physical access and the audience/participant experience
• purchase of equipment to improve digital access.

Previous awards have been issued to venues to improve access and mobility, and building energy efficiency.

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Geographical areas funded: UK

Fund type

Type of funding:

Grant

Type of cost:

Capital

Fund award sizes

Maximum:

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Who can apply

To be eligible, venues must:

• own or manage theatres with titles or signed leases of more than five years on buildings in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
• run a year-round programme of public live performance, of no less than 30 performances a year
• have a bona fide UK charitable or not-for-profit legal structure and be able to provide certified or audited accounts for at least two years

When to apply

Currently open to applications until 12pm on Friday 15th January 2027.

Next deadline: 15 Jan 2027

How to apply

Apply online via the Trust's website.

Please read the guidance notes before making an application. You may also find it helpful to watch their recent webinar for more tips on making a strong application.

Please note that after the deadline, it will be up to 16 weeks before decisions are made.

Unfortunately due to the high volume of applications we receive, we can no longer give advice pre-application.

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Activites funded: Arts and culture Heritage and building preservation

Beneficiaries funded: General public

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