09 Feb 2023 - AudioUK and Radiocentre welcome ‘highly positive’ ACF evaluation

Report concludes "the Fund has been successful in achieving its objectives across all of the eight eligibility criteria set by DCMS"

26 Jul 2022 - ACF pilot distributed £3.35m and created more than 6,000 freelancer days

Read our Year 3 Annual Report which itemises all projects and contains the outcome of our funding survey.

31 Mar 2022 - Audio Content Fund awards £385k to 20 projects

The outcome of Round 9 of the Audio Content Fund has been published

24 Jan 2022 - Audio Content Fund pilot phase to end March 2022

Round 9 of the ACF will be the final funding round of the initial pilot project.

29 Nov 2021 - Round 8 results - ACF awards £334k to 17 new projects

Announcing the recipients of our latest grant funding, for projects due to reach 9.3m listeners

30 Jul 2021 - Audio Content Fund awards £272k to 13 new projects

The results of Round 7 will see public service content reach 3.8m listeners

16 Jun 2021 - ACF Annual Report details £1.7m spent on 90 projects

Full details of 2020-21 grants published in the ACF Annual Report

26 Apr 2021 - Audio Content Fund to distribute £1m in Year 3

The fund has confirmed its third-year grant from the UK Government

16 Mar 2021 - ACF Round 6 Results Published

The Audio Content Fund has announced the recipients of grant funding for 19 more public service radio projects

08 Feb 2021 - Free content for Community Radio Stations

Six of the projects funded from our recent Winter Loneliness funding round are being offered to Community Radio Stations for broadcast free.

18 Dec 2020 - Grants for 19 projects from our Winter Loneliness Round - read the results

The Winter Loneliness Round has now closed with 31 bids. We will announce the results in early February.

07 Dec 2020 - Round 6 closes with 64 bids

Audio Content Fund Round 6 has now closed, with 64 bids received. Results will be announced in March.

20 Nov 2020 - Biggest ACF Funding Round results announced

The Audio Content Fund has announced the latest recipients of grant funding to make public service content for commercial and community radio, with its biggest single funding round.

10 Nov 2020 - Audio Content Fund receives additional £400,000

Audio Content Fund receives additional £400,000 of UK Government funding which will be used to produce distinctive, public service radio content

31 Aug 2020 - Round 5 closes with 35 bids received

You can apply for funding now, as part of our Round 5 funding round, which is open until 28 September.

26 Aug 2020 - ACF to support Carnival content on KISS Network

29 Jul 2020 - Round 4 winning bids - £197k for eight projects

Eight indies will receive £197k of funding, for public service programming on 32 stations

10 Jun 2020 - Read our Annual Report: details of 2019 grants

The Audio Content Fund has released its first Annual Report, which provides a detailed breakdown of the £655,898 it distributed to 25 public service radio projects in 2019.

20 May 2020 - More Audio Content Fund projects offered to stations for free

Three projects supported by the Audio Content Fund are being made widely available to any radio station that wishes to broadcast their content.

18 May 2020 - Final projects awarded Coronavirus Support funding

The Audio Content Fund has today announced the final grants to be awarded in its special funding round to support audiences during Coronavirus restrictions.

12 May 2020 - Wales, NI, and LGBT programming in latest ACF Awards

The Audio Content Fund has today announced the latest grants to be awarded in its special funding round to support audiences during Coronavirus restrictions, which closed for bids earlier today.

04 May 2020 - Four more projects awarded Coronavirus Support funding

Announcing the four latest grants to be awarded in our special funding round to support audiences during Coronavirus restrictions, which closes in a week

29 Apr 2020 - Supporting Audiences During Coronavirus – deadline for bids

As we're reaching the end of the budget allocated to this round, we are setting a deadline of 11th May for further bids - but we will keep reviewing the situation.

28 Apr 2020 - Absolute Radio 40s to mark VE Day 75

The ACF will support pop-up radio station Absolute Radio 40s to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day on 8th May.

27 Apr 2020 - Announcing "60 Second Support"

The Audio Content Fund is supporting a new initiative to be made available for free to all commercial and community radio stations in the UK.

20 Apr 2020 - Latest grants announced including focus on Carers and Local Heroes

The Audio Content Fund has today announced the latest grants to be awarded in its special funding round to support audiences during Coronavirus restrictions.

15 Apr 2020 - Coronavirus Support Round increased to £400k

The Audio Content Fund has announced it is doubling the budget of its special Coronavirus Support funding round, from £200,000 to up to £400,000.

13 Apr 2020 - Four more projects from Coronavirus Support round

Four new projects totalling £51,000 have been announced, including a new show for Alex Lester, who hosted on Radio 2 for nearly 30 years. Latest grants mean £134,000 now allocated in this round, for 11 projects

03 Apr 2020 - First grants announced, in special Coronavirus Support round

Announcing the first grants awarded in our special funding round to support audiences during Coronavirus restrictions.

19 Mar 2020 - Supporting radio audiences during the Coronavirus crisis

The Audio Content Fund has announced a special funding round, for content that will support radio audiences during the coronavirus crisis.

02 Mar 2020 - Round 4 is now open - plus, our timeline for 2020

Announcing our three funding rounds, including a High Impact round for major projects.

26 Feb 2020 - What makes a great ACF bid?

Kate Cocker and Mukti Jain Campion write about how to make your ACF bid stand out from the crowd

19 Feb 2020 - What is Public Service on Commercial Radio?

You don't have to be BBC to be public service - but sometimes, a little bit of extra money goes a long way.

05 Feb 2020 - Round 3 winning bids announced

The Audio Content Fund has announced the latest recipients of grant funding to make public service content for commercial and community radio.

29 Nov 2019 - Highlights of our 2019 Projects

We were proud, last night, to support the Audio Production Awards - an annual celebration of the craft of audio production, organised by our partners at AudioUK. At the event, held at The BFI Southbank, we showcased the five projects that we funded which have been broadcast in 2019.

14 Oct 2019 - Round 3 attracts 40 bids

Bidding is now open for Round 3 of ACF funding

02 Oct 2019 - Round 2 winning bids announced

We're delighted to announce the latest recipients of grant funding to make public service content for commercial and community radio.

29 Aug 2019 - David Lloyd appointed to Audio Content Fund panel

The commercial radio veteran has been announced as the newest member of our independent funding panel.

06 Aug 2019 - Blog: Audio Content Fund reaches a milestone

Managing Director Sam Bailey reflects on six months of the Audio Content Fund, ahead of the fund's first broadcast.

11 Jun 2019 - Round 1 Winning Bids Announced

We are delighted to announce the results of our first funding round, with successful bids showcasing a range and diversity of ideas and talent across a large number of radio stations.

05 Jun 2019 - Paying Tribute to John Myers

ACF Funding Panel member John Myers died suddenly on 1st June 2019. John was a giant of the radio industry, and tributes have poured in from across the sector.

01 Apr 2019 - First Round attracts 50 bids

Bidding is now open for the first round of Audio Content Fund funding. The round is open for four weeks, closing on 29th April at 12 noon.

12 Feb 2019 - Bidding Guidelines Updated

The Guidelines for those seeking to bid for funding are now available, with details of assessment criteria and the dates of the three funding rounds in 2019.

12 Feb 2019 - Helen Boaden to Chair Funding Panel

The panel will assess all bids for funding, and will comprise of Helen Boaden, Mukti Jain Campion, Kate Cocker, and John Myers, working closely with Managing Director Sam Bailey.

10 Jan 2019 - Sam Bailey appointed as Managing Director

Sam Bailey has been appointed as Managing Director of the Audio Content Fund, the new body funded by UK Government to provide grants for original radio and audio production.