ACE Project Grants
Under £30k route for smaller public-facing creative projects.
Draft arts funding
applications in minutes.
Answer guided questions in plain English, then turn your project notes into a funder-specific application you can review, improve, and export.
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1,000+ creatives trust ArtsFunded
"It honestly lifted a massive weight from my shoulders." - Susie Tate, Artistic Director
Funders covered on the platform
ACE Project Grants
ACE Supporting Grassroots Music
DYCP
Awards for All UK
Postcode Lottery
Creative Scotland
Heritage Fund
PRS Foundation
Elephant Trust
D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust
Fidelio Charitable Trust
Theatres Trust Small Grants
ACE Project Grants
ACE Supporting Grassroots Music
DYCP
Awards for All UK
Postcode Lottery
Creative Scotland
Heritage Fund
PRS Foundation
Elephant Trust
D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust
Fidelio Charitable Trust
Theatres Trust Small Grants
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The reality for artists
You became an artist to make work.
Not to wrestle with forms.
Applying for funding has become a full-time job. Not because your ideas aren't strong, but because the system asks you to translate your creative practice into administration.
The Unpaid Time Drain
Applications can consume days of unpaid time before the creative work even begins.
The Language Barrier
You know the project, but translating it into clear funder language is another skill.
The Evidence Rabbit Hole
Evidence, outcomes, access and budgets can turn one strong idea into hours of research.
300x
Return on investment
For every £1 spent, apply for £300 in funding
30
Hours saved per application
Compared to manual writing from scratch
85%
Cheaper than a bid writer
Professional-quality output at a fraction of the cost
Simple process
Four steps from notes to a usable draft.
Start with your own project detail, see the writing for free, strengthen what needs attention, then export the completed application.
Not sure which funder fits?
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Answer the questionnaire
Use rough notes or bullet points. Your progress saves as you go.
2
Generate free preview
Judge the direction and writing quality before paying anything.
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Strengthen the application
Review gaps and add research only where it will improve the case.
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Generate, edit and export
Download the full draft, make final edits and paste it into the official portal.
Purpose-built tools
Everything you need to strengthen the application.
Six focused tools for UK creatives and real funding forms.
10-Minute Drafts
Turn your project notes into a full, funder-ready draft. Every question answered, in your own voice.
- Generates answers in your own voice
- Matches funder tone, structure, and word limits
- Export to Word or plain text
Evidence Builder & Reviewer
Strengthen your application before you generate the draft.
- Pulls cited UK evidence where useful
- Flags missing details
- Suggests what to clarify
Condenser
Hit any word or character limit, cleanly and instantly.
- Keeps your tone, clarity, and meaning
- Perfect for strict word / character limits
Resubmission Workspace
Review and improve a rejected application without starting again.
- Analyses rejection feedback
- Generates a stronger, clearer rewritten draft
Funder Finder
Describe your project and compare the most relevant UK funding routes.
- Matches your project to the right funders
- Explains why each funder is a good fit
Multi-Funder Reapply
Reuse one project across other suitable funders without rebuilding every answer.
- Ranks best-fit alternatives with reasons why
- Auto-populates a new questionnaire per funder
Trusted by creatives
What artists are saying.
We handle the paperwork so you can focus on your art.
★★★★★
"ArtsFunded, what a fantastic platform. My draft read really well and was the perfect starting point. It honestly lifted a massive weight from my shoulders."
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"Hi Matt, wow. That was quick. I am in AWE of you and your clever machine."
★★★★★
"Happy to let you know the Lottery bid was successful. Many thanks and best wishes."
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"This is amazing, from the actual application draft right down to the data report. Matt just totally gets it."
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"Happy to let you know the Lottery bid was successful. Many thanks and best wishes."
★★★★★
"ArtsFunded, what a fantastic platform. My draft read really well and was the perfect starting point. It honestly lifted a massive weight from my shoulders."
★★★★★
"Hi Matt, wow. That was quick. I am in AWE of you and your clever machine."
★★★★★
"I would still be procrastinating if not for the help of @artsfunded. Sounds like a sponsored ad but it's not. I paid for it, and it's genuinely worth it!"
Flat-fee pricing
Start for free. Pay when you're ready.
Use rough notes to see a free Project Summary preview first. If the direction feels useful, unlock the level of help you need.
Choose your level
Generate
I only need one complete funder-structured draft.
Draft
£49one-off
Standard Pack
I want the full draft plus a review pass before I submit.
Most popular
£70one-off
Pro Pack
I need draft, evidence/research, review, and word-count trims.
Research
£99one-off
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Used by 1,000+ creatives
Need extra credits later? Top up anytime: Review (£30) · Research (£40).
Want it done for you?
Matt can write the bid.
If you want the whole application taken off your plate, use the manual bid-writing service. Best for urgent ACE, DYCP, Lottery, Creative Scotland, PRS, and trust applications where you want expert human support.
Matt Simmonds
Founder & Artistic Director
Meet the creator
Hi, I'm Matt.
I'm an artistic director and fundraiser who's spent years on both sides of grant applications. I've seen how much energy artists and organisations pour into forms, and how heavy the process can feel.
That's why I built ArtsFunded: to take the stress out of grant writing and give people their time back. Every feature has been shaped by real applications, real feedback, and real creative practice.
Read my full story →Your work is protected
Your ideas are not being scraped or fed into public AI models.
ArtsFunded uses funder guidance, public evidence sources, and a small set of consented example applications. We do not scrape artists' websites or public archives of bids, and your own project writing stays tied to your account.
Plain-English promise
You retain ownership of your inputs and generated outputs.
Your content is processed only to do the action you requested.
No artist's application is used as training data without explicit consent.
Got questions?
Frequently asked questions.
Do I really get a free preview?
Yes. Everyone gets one free Project Summary preview inside the questionnaire. See the quality first, then pay only if you choose to unlock the full draft.
Is my data private?
Yes. Everything is encrypted in transit and at rest. Nothing you write is reused to train public models, and your drafts stay in your account until you delete them.
How do credits work?
Credits live in your wallet. You see the cost before you click anything, and nothing deducts until the output is saved or exported. You also get one free Project Summary preview to check quality before spending a credit.
Where does the model's writing style come from?
ArtsFunded is built only on first-party, permissioned data: Arts Council/funder guidance and a small set of example applications shared with explicit consent (including the founder's own work). We never scrape, ingest, or train on public archives or third-party collections. No artist's application is used without their knowledge or consent.
Which funders are covered?
Live now: ACE Project Grants under £30k, ACE Project Grants £30k-£100k, DYCP, National Lottery Awards for All across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, People's Postcode Lottery community funds, Creative Scotland, National Lottery Heritage Fund, PRS Foundation Open Fund for Music Creators, PRS Foundation Composers' Fund, Elephant Trust, D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust, Fidelio Charitable Trust, and Theatres Trust Small Grants. PRS Foundation International Showcase Fund, Hitmaker Fund, and POWER UP are planned as coming-soon routes. Each live route has its own tailored questionnaire and prompt stack.
Do you support teams or org plans?
Yes. Custom plans let teams share credits and scale drafts and research each month. Book a call to set this up.