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National Lottery Heritage Grants fund projects that connect people and communities to the national, regional and local heritage of the UK. They fund projects that value, care for and sustain heritage for everyone across the UK, now and in the future. Heritage can include nature and habitats, historic buildings and environments, or cultures, traditions and people’s memories.

There are two grant levels available, £10k - £250k and £250k - £10m. Four investment principles guide their grant decision making under their 10-year strategy, Heritage 2033:

1. saving heritage
2. protecting the environment
3. inclusion, access and participation
4. organisational sustainability

They fund 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

Grants can support a broad range of activities and direct project costs, such as:
The money you get for your project can be used for:

• Activities: to engage the wider community in your heritage. They might include guided heritage walks, sharing oral histories or workshops. Your activities should link to the heritage focus of your project and be tailored to the needs of the people you want to work with, including any reasonable adjustments that need to be made.
• Repairs and conservation.
• Digital outputs: this could be digital images, sound files or data, a website with heritage material, an app, or a film made using digital technology.
• New staff posts: this could include part of a current employee's role, if they were dedicating a specific amount of time to the project.
• Paid training placements: this could also include training for existing staff, to support the aims of the project.
• Professional fees: includes anyone related to your project in a professional capacity, from architects and heritage professionals to teaching staff.

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Geographical areas funded: UK

Fund type

Type of funding:

Grant

Type of cost:

Revenue

Fund award sizes

Minimum:

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Who can apply

Under this programme, we accept applications from not-for-profit organisations, private owners of a heritage asset and partnerships. Organisations need to have a bank account, a governing document, and two or more members that are not related or living at the same address.

When to apply

There is no deadline for applications.

For grants under £250,000, you can use their optional Project Enquiry service to get feedback on your idea within 10 working days.

How to apply

Apply online. Application process differs depending on how much you are applying for, see the Heritage Fund website for full details.

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Activites funded: Arts and culture Environment Heritage and building preservation

Beneficiaries funded: General public Local communities

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