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Provides essential support to protect and enhance churches and Christian charity buildings, ensuring their continued use, viability, and the safeguarding of their heritage. Building Improvement Grants can support direct capital costs relating to the following types of work:

• Essential, one-off repairs or other capital works to ensure the continued use or viability of a building
• Works or equipment to improve disabled access or meet operational requirements (e.g. essential operational equipment, AV equipment, hearing loops, ramps/handrails, lifts etc)
• Conservation or restoration of historic features (e.g. stained glass, carvings, interior furnishings, clocks, tower bells, organs etc) which contribute to preservation and appreciation of a building’s heritage
• Energy efficiency/renewable energy measures (e.g. heating/lighting upgrades, solar panels, etc) which improve the sustainability of church buildings/facilities and enable their continued use
• Aesthetic enhancements (e.g. interior decoration/furnishings or public realm improvements) to improve indoor or outdoor spaces for users

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Geographical areas funded: UK

Fund type

Type of funding:

Grant

Type of cost:

Capital

Fund award sizes

Notes on award amounts:

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Who can apply

Churches, cathedrals, denominational bodies and Christian charities based in the UK or Ireland.

Organisations must be a registered charity.

When to apply

This is a rolling programme and applications can be submitted at any time.

The average decision time for small grants (up to £25k) is two months. Larger grants (over £25k) take between four and six months.

How to apply

Apply online via the Benefact Trust website.

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Exclusions

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Activites funded: Religious activities

Beneficiaries funded: Religious and Belief Groups

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