# Culture & Business Fund Scotland launches to promote business and arts collaboration - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/04/19/culture-business-fund-scotland-launches-promote-business-arts-collaboration/ - Published: 2017-04-19T10:00:03+01:00 - Author: Melanie May **A new fund that promotes collaboration between Scottish businesses and arts and heritage organisations to deliver new arts and heritage projects has been launched.** Launched by by Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs Fiona Hyslop, the [Culture & Business Fund Scotland](http://www.culturebusinessfund.scot/) replaces the [Arts & Business Scotland](http://www.aandbscotland.org.uk/)’s New Arts Sponsorship Grant programme, and offers grant funding of between £1,000 and £40,000, matched by business sponsorship to the same value. The fund is managed by Arts & Business Scotland and aims to encourage greater partnership working between business, arts and heritage by match funding private sector sponsorship of arts and heritage activities pound for pound. It also offers projects that have already received grant support in a previous year the opportunity to benefit from second and third year sponsorship. ## Advertisement [⌊Posthub advert. You create the campaign. We'll handle the postal journey. Get started at post-hub.co.uk.⌉](https://fundraising.co.uk/ads/posthub-20261007-300x250/) The inaugural year of the fund will see £300,000 provided by the Scottish Government, via [Creative Scotland](http://www.creativescotland.co.uk/), while an initial contribution of £36,000 will be made towards developing and raising awareness of the fund within the heritage sector through Historic Environment Scotland. > Culture Secretary [@FionaHyslop](https://twitter.com/FionaHyslop?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > launches fund to promote Scottish [#arts](https://twitter.com/hashtag/arts?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw), > [#heritage](https://twitter.com/hashtag/heritage?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > and [#business](https://twitter.com/hashtag/business?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > collaboration: [https://t.co/fdBPYGT3AF](https://t.co/fdBPYGT3AF) [#YHHA](https://twitter.com/hashtag/YHHA?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [pic.twitter.com/uzb1WOhhuI](https://t.co/uzb1WOhhuI) > — Scot Gov Culture (@culturescotgov) [April 3, 2017](https://twitter.com/culturescotgov/status/848840131276681216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) Fiona Hyslop, said: > “I am pleased to announce the transition to this new incentive funding programme > which will build on the success of its predecessor, encouraging longer term cultural > and business partnerships to benefit Scotland’s wider economy and society. > “The > Scottish Government is committed to further enhancing Scotland’s contribution > to the arts and heritage sector, a key part of Scotland’s culture.“This is why > I am honoured to confirm renewed support to Arts & Business through an investment > of £300,000 in 2017/18 for the Culture & Business Fund, which will encourage the > development of new partnerships and business investments in supporting arts and > heritage activities across the country.” A [dedicated website](http://www.culturebusinessfund.scot) will be live at the end of this month for online applications, and an application form and guidelines can also currently be downloaded from the [Arts and Business Scotland website](http://www.aandbscotland.org.uk/culture-and-business-fund-scotland/). ## WATCH: Culture and Business Fund Scotland’s launch   * **[New Business Development Manager at Arts & Business West Midlands](https://fundraising.co.uk/2006/11/17/new-business-development-manager-arts-amp-business-west-midlands/)**( 17 November 2006) * **[Legacy income and promotion by arts organisations still low](https://fundraising.co.uk/2011/01/20/legacy-income-and-promotion-arts-organisations-still-low/)**( 20 January 2011) * **[Arts & Business Scotland Awards 2011 open for nominations](https://fundraising.co.uk/2011/03/01/arts-amp-business-scotland-awards-2011-open-nominations/)**( 1 March 2011)