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We offer a range of different grant programmes with grants from
£3,000
to
over £5million
. In assessing applications, we take account of the broad range of
outcomes
for
heritage
,
people
and
communities
that projects will achieve.
Our programmes
Sharing Heritage (£3,000 to £10,000)
The Sharing Heritage programme is for any type of project related to national, regional or local heritage in the UK
Our Heritage (£10,000 to £100,000)
The Our Heritage programme is for any type of project related to national, regional or local heritage in the UK.
Heritage Grants (Grants of over £100,000)
This is our open programme for grants over £100,000, for any type of project related to the national, regional, or local heritage in the UK.
Young Roots (£10,000 to £50,000)
The Young Roots programme is for projects that engage young people with heritage in the UK.
First World War: then and now (£3,000 to £10,000)
First World War: then and now provides grants for communities to mark the Centenary of the First World War.
Heritage Enterprise (£100,000 to £5million)
Heritage Enterprise supports enterprising community organisations across the UK to rescue neglected historic buildings and sites and unlock their economic potential.
Start-up grants (£3,000 - £10,000)
Start-up grants are for anyone thinking about creating a new organisation to look after or engage people with heritage, or existing groups taking on new responsibilities for heritage.
Transition funding (£10,000 to £100,000)
Transition funding is available to organisations in the UK who want to achieve significant strategic change in order to become more resilient and sustain improved management of heritage for the long term
Townscape Heritage (£100,000 to £2million)
The Townscape Heritage programme is for schemes which help communities improve the built historic environment of conservation areas in need of investment across the UK.
Parks for People (£100,000 to £5million)
Parks for People is for projects related to historic parks and cemeteries in the UK.
Landscape Partnerships (£100,000 to £3million)
This for schemes led by partnerships of local, regional and national interests which aim to conserve areas of distinctive landscape character throughout the UK
Grants for Places of Worship (£10,000 to £250,000)
The Grants for Places of Worship programme is for projects that involve urgent structural repairs to places of worship that are at risk. As part of a repair project we can also fund work to encourage greater community use and engagement.
Catalyst (Various)
The Catalyst grants initiatives form part of a broader partnership initiative between HLF, DCMS and Arts Council England (ACE).
Skills for the Future (£100,000 to £1million)
Skills for the Future funds projects which provide training placements to meet skills shortages in the heritage sector, and fully support trainees to learn practical skills.