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Historic Environment Scotland - Heritage & Place Programme

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Historic Environment Scotland’s Heritage & Place Programme is an area-based funding programme that aims to contribute to the development of vibrant and sustainable places in Scotland, through community-led regeneration of the historic environment. It supports the development and delivery of heritage focused schemes within conservation areas, or alternatively distinctive heritage areas with local authority recognition.

Community participation is be integral to the design and delivery of the successful schemes your objectives should fit within the local authority's strategic framework for Place and Regeneration. To qualify for the H&PP, you will also need to demonstrate that your scheme meets the following criteria:

Enable communities to prioritise investment in local historic environment assets
Renew communities’ sense of place and appreciation of their local historic environment
Strengthen the resilience of local historic environment assets and build the capacity of communities to look after them
Build a sustainable base of traditional skills for the local area
Contribute to climate action outcomes for the historic environment
Result in sustainable and inclusive benefits for the local economy

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Geographical areas funded: Scotland

Fund type

Type of funding:: Grant
Type of cost:: Revenue

Fund award sizes

Notes on award amounts:: Premium information

Who can apply

Applications to the Heritage & Place Programme can be accepted from local authorities, national park authorities and not-for-profit organisations based in Scotland.

When to apply

Deadlines:

Expressions of Interest: 29 January 2027 (decisions in 6 weeks)
Development Phase Application: 27 August 2027

Next deadline: 29 Jan 2027

How to apply

To apply, complete an Expression of Interest via the HES application portal. If successful at the EOI stage, you will be invited to make a Development Phase application.

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