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Arts Council England Chief Executive, Darren Henley, said: "This is our widest-
ever spread of investment across the country, ensuring that many more people
will have access to a wider choice of exceptional art, culture and creative
opportunities on their doorsteps. We are in tough times but we must remember
creativity brings with it extraordinary dividends, boosting our country’s economic
growth, creating jobs, bringing communities closer together, and making us
happier as individuals. Everyone deserves to enjoy the benefits it brings, and
with this investment, we believe we’ve taken a decisive step towards making that
vision a reality."

Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan added: "Thanks to this new government
funding package, spreading more money to more communities than ever

before, people living in areas from Wolverhampton to Wigan and Crawley to
Chesterfield will now get to benefit from the deep economic and social rewards
culture can bring."

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grant funding applicants

KEY: Applicant name // Average annual funding 2018-22 // Annual funding
2022-23 (extension year) // Annual funding 2023-2026 // Change in annual
funding // Percentage change

- Royal Liverpool Philharmonic // £2,231,646.00 // £2,272,708.00 // £2,472,708.00
// £241,062.00 // 11%

- Liverpool & Merseyside Theatres Trust Ltd // £1,649,977.00 // £1,680,337.00 //
£1,680,337.00 // £30,360.00 // 2%

- FACT // £1,005,909.00 // £1,024,418.00 // £1,024,418.00 // £18,509.00 // 2%

- Liverpool Biennial of Contemporary Art Ltd // £788,355.00 // £802,861.00 //
£802,861.00 // £14,506.00 // 2%

- The Bluecoat // £486,887.00 // £495,846.00 // £495,846.00 // £8,959.00 // 2%

- Milap Festival Trust // £362,908.00 // £369,586.00 // £477,389.00 // £114,481.00
// 32%

- The Shakespeare North Trust // £0.00 // £0.00 // £400,000.00 // £400,000.00 //