Arts organisations still in ‘funding limbo’ after crash of Arts Council England online portal

Arts professionals complain of cruel' bureaucratic process since grant processing platform crashed in July

Arts organisations and artists have said they are still in funding limbo" with mounting bills and uncertain futures after this summer's crash of Arts Council England's grant processing platform.

ACE's online portal, Grantium, was used by artists to submit and manage funding applications. But when it crashed in July, it left thousands of applications for vital funding in doubt - a situation that persisted for several months until applications reopened in late September.