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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Mark Brown

Arts Council funding decision day ... the wait is nearly over

Arts Council
The Arts Council will be telling organisations whether their funding applications have been successful – or whether they'll be seeing cuts – on Wednesday 30 March. Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian

Tomorrow the agonising wait will be over as the Arts Council in England announces its funding decisions.

You'll be able to read the news here first – the list goes public at 10am – and I'll be live-blogging from 8am.

Here are the numbers: 1,333 arts organisations have applied to be part of the new National Portfolio and receive funding between 2012/2015. Currently, 850 are funded. An estimated 750 will be successful. That will include organisations getting arts council money for the first time but as many as 200 well established groups could get notice that their funding is being axed.

It is bound to be an emotional day. You can follow it on the Culture Cuts blog throughout the day but we need your help and involvement.

Are you part of an organisation waiting for a decision? Do you think the process has been fair? What will it mean if you don't get funding? Whether you're a winner or a loser, get your reaction out there by leaving a comment below, contacting @culture_cuts on Twitter or emailing me at mark.brown@guardian.co.uk

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