Arts Council England Project Grants

ACE bid writer for artists and arts organisations.

I help shape the project, check the route, research the case and prepare the complete Arts Council England Project Grants application using your facts, language and priorities.

From £375
Matt Simmonds, arts fundraiser and bid writer
your bid writer

Personally handled by Matt.

Working artist and fundraiser.
Co-director of an ACE-funded theatre company.

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What you receive

  • Route and assistance-rule check
  • Review of your existing notes and documents
  • Tailored questions to settle the project detail
  • Research and evidence for the case
  • Complete question-by-question draft within the funder’s limits
  • Budget, income and activity-plan consistency checks
  • One refinement round
  • Outstanding facts and commitments flagged for your approval

Successful £22,500 Paul Hamlyn Foundation application

Matt demonstrated profound respect for the background of my application, which focused on Ballroom Culture, and articulated my points clearly to the panel.

Tayo Sanwo · Paul Hamlyn Foundation writing client

Inspect the writing before you enquire

Read genuine redacted extracts before choosing human support. Identifying information is replaced with [redacted], while the underlying wording is retained.

  • Project overview: A short community-photography overview connecting the activity, people and public exhibition.
  • Why now: An earlier theatre application links changing conditions to specific development work.
  • Outcomes and evaluation: This example separates artistic quality, participant experience and decisions about continuing.
  • Environment: This example connects design and touring choices to information the company can record.
  • Match funding: This example separates confirmed and expected income, in-kind value and a fallback plan.

Read the redacted writing samples

Clear responsibilities

Matt checks current assistance rules before accepting writing work. You check every fact, figure, budget line and commitment before submitting. No funding result is guaranteed.

Tell Matt about your project

Matt will assess the brief personally and confirm the scope and fixed price before work starts.

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