A complete arts funding bid.
Written in 10 minutes.
Rough notes in. Ideas stress-tested, evidence cited, every answer written in your voice, to the exact character count.
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This goes in. This comes out.
printmaking workshops, weekly, stoke
~240 ppl? deprived area, school partners
need stats on arts access locally!!
budget ~£8k, exhibition at the end
Three steps. One evening.
Add rough notes
Bullet points or half-sentences about your project. That’s all we need.
15 min · youWe research & write
We stress-test your ideas first, pull a cited evidence and statistics report, then draft every answer in your voice, to the exact character count.
10 min · automaticReview & export
Review the writing, trim to any character count, then copy or export it for the funder portal.
5 min · youFind your best funder
in 20 seconds.
Four quick questions and we tell you which funder suits your project best, and why, before you write a word.
Six tools. One goal: a “yes”.
Drafts
Every answer written in your voice, to your funder’s exact format and character counts.
in every packEvidence Builder
A cited report of UK evidence and statistics that proves the need.
in Strongest Bid15-Point Reviewer
Stress-tests your ideas against the 15 things assessors check.
in Fund-Ready and upCondenser
Trims any answer to an exact character count, keeping what scores.
plenty includedResubmission
Turns a rejection’s feedback into a stronger rewrite in minutes.
workspace includedWhat’s next
Shows you the other funders worth applying to, and why.
after every draftWe don’t train on, scrape
or share your work.
Encrypted and private
Everything is encrypted in transit and at rest. Drafts stay in your account until you delete them.
Never trains public models
Your applications are yours. Nothing you write is used to train AI models, ever.
Permissioned data only
Built on funder guidance and consented example applications. Never scraped archives.
Don’t take our word for it.
“My draft read really well and was the perfect starting point. It honestly lifted a massive weight from my shoulders.”
“Happy to let you know the Lottery bid was successful. Many thanks and best wishes.”
“Hi Matt, wow. That was quick. I am in AWE of you and your clever machine.”
“This is amazing, from the actual application draft right down to the data report. Matt just totally gets it.”
“I would still be procrastinating if not for the help of @artsfunded. I paid for it, and it’s genuinely worth it!”
Meet Matt.
I’m Matthew Simmonds, Co-Artistic Director of Strange Futures and a working fundraiser, theatre maker, movement director, performer and facilitator. I built ArtsFunded after years of writing applications from both sides of the form.
The prompts come from real funder guidance, real deadlines and the practical details assessors actually need: public benefit, access, budgets, outcomes, risk and evidence.
Start free. Pay when it convinces you.
Everyone gets a real Project Summary written before paying. Credits never expire.
Single Draft
- Every answer, your funder’s format
- Word limits & tone matched
- Export to Word or text
Fund-Ready Pack
- Everything in Single Draft
- 15-point assessor-style review
- 15 word-limit trims
Strongest Bid
- Everything in Fund-Ready
- Full evidence research report
- 20 word-limit trims
Matt can write the bid.
The whole application taken off your plate. Best for urgent ACE, DYCP, Lottery, Creative Scotland, PRS and trust applications where you want expert human support.
Co-write it with Matt, from £180.
Premium co-writing, or bring the whole team. Unlimited drafts, one plan, priority support.
Top-ups anytime: extra draft £45 · review £30 · evidence research £40. Credits never expire.
Quick answers.
It’s built from your notes and your phrasing, and you review every word before submitting. Assessors score clarity and evidence, which is exactly what it optimises for.
Encrypted, private, and never used to train public models. Built only on permissioned data: funder guidance and consented examples.
A real Project Summary written for your project, before you pay anything. No card. You only pay to unlock the full draft.
15 available funding routes and 26 tailored questionnaires: ACE Project Grants, DYCP, Awards for All, Postcode Lottery, Creative Scotland, Arts Council of Wales, Heritage Fund, PRS Foundation and more. Each has its own tone, terminology and word limits.
No. Top up once and use credits whenever you’re ready to apply. Every button shows its cost before you click, and nothing deducts until the output is saved or exported.
Paste the funder’s feedback into the Resubmission workspace and it turns it into a stronger rewrite in minutes.
Done tonight.
Your Project Summary, written for your actual project. Free, in the next few minutes.
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