1. Is your place of worship listed as category A, B+, B, B1 or B2?
Projects only qualify if the place of worship is listed in one of these categories.
2. Is your place of worship used for public worship at least six times a year?
We expect places of worship to be used at least this number of times for public worship.
3. Is your place of worship a monastery, a nunnery, a school or hospital chapel, or is it privately owned?
You do not qualify if it falls within these categories.
4. Do you provide public access to your place of worship outside the usual hours of worship?
To qualify for a grant, we will expect you to provide regular advertised public access to the building for at least 40 days a year.
5. Is your project for priority structural repairs (for example, repairing roofs, towers, spires, high-level masonry or the system for getting rid of rainwater, or repairs to the historic parts of the building that are at risk of being damaged beyond repair)?
Projects must be for work of this nature.
6. Has the repair work been identified in a recent condition survey (for example, a quinquennial – five-yearly – inspection or other professional report) as being necessary within the next two years?
You will not qualify unless you provide a copy of a report that confirms how urgent the repair work is.
7. Can the repairs be carried out under one building contract?
You will not qualify unless you can show that more than one contract is necessary.
8 Is the estimated cost of your project less than £250,000?
If not, we will only consider you for a grant in exceptional circumstances if you cannot divide the work and all the repairs are equally urgent.
9. Is the estimated cost of your project more than £10,000?
We start funding projects at £10,000.
Your project could qualify for a grant and you should now read the detailed guidance notes.