Aims/priorities: Grants are available to support projects of up to five years that care for and sustain heritage in the UK. This could include nature and habitats, historic buildings and environments, or cultures, traditions and people’s memories.
The programme funds projects that:
- Clearly focus on heritage – this can be national, regional or local heritage of the UK
- Take into account all four investment principles
- Have a clear plan with a defined start, middle and end
- Have not already started
- Can demonstrate the need for National Lottery investment
Who can apply? Applications from:
- £10,000 to £100,000 will be accepted from not-for-profit organisations, private owners of heritage and partnerships.
- £100,000 to £10 million will be accepted from not-for-profit organisations and partnerships led by not-for-profit organisations.
As a guide, this includes:
- Charities, trusts and charitable incorporated organisations
- Community and voluntary groups
- Community/parish councils
- Community interest companies
- Faith-based or church organisations
- Local authorities
- Other public sector organisations.
- Private owners of a heritage asset, for example a building, land, object or collection.
Grant amount: Two levels of funding are available:
- Grants from £10,000 to £250,000 for projects of no more than five years in duration.
- Grants from £250,000 to £10 million for projects of no more than five years in duration (excluding the development phase).
Application process: All relevant document relating to priorities, application guidance, help notes and revised outcomes are available from the NLHF website. Applicants should read these documents before starting the application process.
To apply for a grant, applicants will need to use the application portal on the Heritage Fund website as follows:
- Submit an application at any time for a project idea between £10,000 and £250,000. Applications will be assessed and a decision given in eight weeks. (Applicants may also submit an optional Project Enquiry to get feedback on their project idea before applying.)
- Submit an Expression of Interest at any time for applications over £250,000. Successful applicants will be invited to go through a development and delivery phase.
For applications over £250,000, following a successful EOI submission there are quarterly deadlines for the development and delivery phases. These are noon on:
- Thursday 29 February 2024 for a decision by the end of June 2024.
- Thursday 30 May 2024 for a decision by the end of September 2024.
- Thursday 15 August 2024 for a decision by the end of December 2024.
- Thursday 21 November 2024 for a decision by the end of March 2025.
Deadline: Thursday 21 November 2024.
Contact information: Email: enquire@heritagefund.org.uk