Aims/priorities: This fund aims to address the following challenges facing places of worship:
- The repair needs of listed buildings, particularly those in more rural areas.
- Workforce and volunteer capability to manage heritage.
- Supporting heritage in places of worship that are currently inaccessible, at risk, or under-used, to maximise their full potential.
The fund will support strategic projects at a regional or national level that will:
- Proactively tackle long-standing heritage issues at a large scale.
- Enable a coordinated cross-territory approach that will strengthen delivery.
- Address gaps where proposals are not coming through in the National Lottery Heritage Grants Programme.
- Accelerate new ideas and interventions where a deliberate approach is needed.
Who can apply? Not-for-profit organisations and partnerships led by not-for-profit organisations from across the UK can apply.
Grant amount: Between £10,000 and £10 million are available.
Application process: For applications of over £250,000, there is a multi-staged application process:
- Groups must first submit an online Expression of Interest.
- Successful groups will then be invited to submit a full application.
For grants of less than £250,000, decisions are made monthly by the senior investment or engagement staff for the applicant’s nation or area. For grants above £250,000, decisions are made on a quarterly basis by the Committee of the applicant’s nation or area or by the board of trustees.
Guidance notes are available from the National Lottery Heritage Fund website.
Deadline: Thursday 15 August 2024, (noon).
Contact information: Email: enquire@heritagefund.org.uk
Website: Strategic initiatives | The National Lottery Heritage Fund