The UK Government is supporting the organisations that are most hard-hit by financial hardship during the coronavirus pandemic.
A spokesperson for the Government has said: "We're supporting 1,300 organisations through the Culture Recovery Fund."
Grants for the arts can be accessed through www.gov.uk
The funding for 1,300 organisation makes up £27 million of the Culture Recovery Fund.
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