A new £13.6 million funding programme has been announced to help museums across England strengthen their financial resilience and long-term sustainability.

The Museum Transformation Programme will support local authority museums, and museums with a local authority link, to address long-term pressures and develop more sustainable operating models.

The funding will support longer-term activity, enabling museums to rethink their operations in a range of ways, including digital transformation, organisational development and restructuring, income diversification, and partnership working.

Museums can apply for grants of between £50,000 and £1 million.

The programme is delivered by Arts Council England on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

The application period will open on 1 September 2026 and close on 30 September 2026.

For more details, visit the Arts Council Museum Transformation Programme webpage here.