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| Updated: 14:34, 11 December 2020
Four Warwickshire and Coventry organisations have secured a £22.4million share of the governmentâs £1.57billion Culture Recovery Fund.
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and Arts Council England today (Friday) announced further awards from its: £58.9million has been awarded through the Fundâs Capital Kickstart grants programme, and over £165million has been offered through the Repayable Finance programme.
The Capital Kickstart grants will help cultural organisations across the country cover additional costs, caused by Covid-related delays or fundraising shortfalls, to their capital projects, including building works, refurbishments and large-scale equipment purchases.
In addition to the £19.4 loaned to the RSC (read about that here) £3,064,200 has been awarded to three organisations in Coventry and Warwickshire from the Capital Kickstart programme to strengthen the regionâs cultural infrastru