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Heritage 2033 delivery plan: 2023–2026

Our first three-year delivery plan sets out our budgets, priorities and forthcoming funding changes for delivering our ambitious new strategy.
Photo: Porchester Castle, Hampshire. Credit: Sadé Elufowoju/NYT.

Explore our delivery plan 2023–2026

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Heritage 2033

Our new 10-year strategy sets out a vision for heritage that is valued, cared for and sustained for everyone, now and in the future.
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Explore our new strategy

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We are the largest funder for the UK's heritage

Since 1994, we have awarded £8.8billion to more than 51,000 heritage projects across the UK.
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Latest news and stories

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Delia Derbyshire working in the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.

Celebrating the music pioneer Delia Derbyshire on Doctor Who's 60th anniversary

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Improving access to parks and green space.

Two awards for a programme putting nature at the heart of thriving urban places

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Participants at the residential event in June 2023, as part of Heritage Trade Up.

Five tips for more robust and innovative heritage organisations

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Getting our funding

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Discover what we fund

What we fund

We fund projects of all sizes that connect people and communities to the UK’s heritage.

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Explore our funding

Our funding programmes

Read each programme’s guidance page to find out who it is for and what type of heritage projects it can support.

Our funding programmes

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Find out how to apply

How to apply

See a step-by-step guide to applying – from getting advice on a project idea to receiving a decision on your application.

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Run your funded project

Run your project

Find out what you need to do if you are awarded a grant, from reporting progress to acknowledging our funding.

Run your project

Projects we've funded

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A venue is being transformed into a new arts, heritage and learning space at the heart of Sudbury, Suffolk.

Regenerating St Peter’s as a cultural hub for Sudbury

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Electronic music pioneer Delia Derbyshire made her mark in Gilsland in the 1970s

Exploring the life of Delia Derbyshire and her connection to Cumbria

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