Your Heritage provides grants of between £3,000 and £50,000 to support projects that relate to the local, regional or national heritage of the UK. We welcome applications that help people to learn about, look after and celebrate heritage in a fun and enjoyable way.

In April 2008 we introduced new application materials and guidance for this programme. During this transitional year we will start assessing applications under this new programme on 1 September 2008 and will give our first decisions within 10 weeks of your application.

We have three aims which relate to learning, conservation and participation.

To receive a grant your project must:

• help people to learn about their own and other people's heritage.

Your project must also do either or both of the following.

• Conserve the UK's diverse heritage for present and future generations to experience and enjoy.
• Help more people, and a wider range of people, to take an active part in and make decisions about heritage.

Heritage includes many different things from the past that we value and want to pass on to future generations. Heritage projects might include:

• people's memories and experiences
• histories of people, communities, places and events
• cultural traditions
• historic buildings and townscapes
• archaeological sites
• collections of items, archives or other materials
• natural and designed landscapes
• habitats and species
• sites and collections linked to our industrial, maritime and transport history.

STEP 1 - Before you apply
Prior to applying for a grant please read through the following information:

Is it right for you?
• Find out if your project is suited to this grant
  
  Frequently asked questions
• Get answers to FAQs about this grant
  
  Case studies
• Review projects that have been awarded grants 
  

STEP 2 - Pre-application advice

Submit a pre-application form online
• If you believe that your project meets the criteria for this grant, please complete and submit our pre-application form online to receive further help on applying for a grant. We strongly recommend that you read the application introduction and helpnotes before sending in a preapplication enquiry.  
  
  Contact your regional/country development team 
• For further help and advice please contact your regional/country development team.

STEP 3 - Submit an application

• Access the online application process here.
• If you're having trouble accessing the online application form, please contact us.

You can also download PDF versions of the application forms and guidance in the boxes on the right.