RECOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT GRANTS 2020/21

1. Title: RECOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT GRANTS 2020/212. Awarding Authority: Museum Development North East, Arts Council England (ACE) and the Art Fund, GB Tel: 01912772310. Email: anna.mcnab@twmuseums.org.uk / ian.bapty@twmuseums.org.uk. Web: (Anna McNab, Museum Development Programme Officer)3. Contract type: Service contract4. Description: Given the exceptional challenges facing museums as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, awarding authority are replacing our 2020 small grants scheme with an enhanced one off ‘Recovery and Development’ Grant Scheme. Funded by Arts Council England (ACE) and the Art Fund, the scheme is offering grants from £500 to £10,000. It will support both museum reopening costs and future development and sustainability planning and aims to help museums remain a key part of the life of all communities in the region.5. CPV Code(s): 85320000, 85300000, 98133100, 98133000, 981300006. NUTS code(s): UKC, UKC2, UKC227. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: North East (England), Northumberland And Tyne And Wear, Tyneside.8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Not provided.9. Estimated value of requirement: About the Grants Two levels of funding are available:Grants from £500 to £5000 (supported by ACE) do not require match funding and are open to all non NPO Accredited/Working Towards Accreditation Museums (including non-lead members of NPO consortia). Grants of £5000 – £10,000 (supported by ACE and the Art Fund) require 10% match funding (cash or in kind) and are open to all non NPO museums (including non-lead members of NPO consortia), but not to museums already in receipt of ACE, NLHF or Historic England Coronavirus emergency funding.10. The scheme will be open until 15.11.2020.11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information and instructions in the above contract notice please visit website: 12. Other information: For full details, and to apply, please refer to the guidance notes and application form linked below. If you have any questions about the scheme, or funding during this period, please do not hesitate to contact us.he scheme will be open until November 15th 2020, and grants will need to be spent by March 31st 2021. To respond to your needs as quickly as possible, applications will be processed on a rolling basis, with a two-week turnaround for applications up to £5000 and a four-week turnaround for applications between £5000 and £10,000. Please refer the website above for documentationTKR-202084-EX-1419726# funding opportunity# COVID-19