Aims/priorities: Funding is intended to increase organisational capacity for archives services and provide long-term solutions that will help resilience in the sector.
Who can apply? Public sector bodies, not-for-profit organisations including registered charities, and for-profit organisations including business archives can apply.
Applications from archive networks and consortium applications are particularly welcome in this programme.
Where appropriate, archives are encouraged to propose partnership project.
If the archive is not currently accessible for public use, the organisation must have the intention to make the collection freely accessible to the public in the future. The organisation must employ or have access to professional support from an archivist or similarly qualified professional.
Grant amount: Up to £20,000 are available for projects lasting up to one year.
Application process: There is a one-stage application process.
Guidelines and the online application form can be found on the National Archives website.
Deadline: Wednesday 21 January 2026.
Contact information: Email: archivegrants@nationalarchives.gov.uk
Website: Resilience Grants - Archives sector