The Culture Recovery Fund is a grants programme issued by the UK Government as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
[1] The fund was initially announced by the Chancellor Rishi Sunak in July 2020 as a "one-off investment in UK culture".
Damon Buffini was announced as the chair of the Culture Recovery Board, the body tasked with managing the fund.
This first phase included only grassroots music venues such as Birmingham's Sunflower Lounge, Brighton's Green Door Store and Manchester's Gorilla.
[7] The beneficiaries of this phase of the grants includes the Military Wives Choir, Somerset House, and the Puppet Theatre Barge.