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Disability History Month

Heritage can play an important role in helping disabled people build connections and a sense of belonging.

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UK Heritage Pulse: help us shape the future of heritage

We’re building a new research panel, bringing together people from across the heritage sector, to share views and influence our funding and strategy.

Take part and make your voice heard

Get better with digital

Our Digital Skills for Heritage initiative is designed to raise digital skills and confidence across the whole UK heritage sector. Photo: Manchester Museum.

Discover funding, training and free resources

Entries open for the Sustainable Project of the Year 2022

Museums + Heritage Award celebrates environmental sustainability in museums, heritage and cultural organisations  across the UK.

Enter your project before 1 February 2022

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Tackling the climate and ecological crises

What we are doing to help, and how your project can make a difference. Photo: Marble Hill.

Our commitment to sustainability

Including a wider range of people in heritage

We believe everyone should be able to benefit from our funding. Photo: We Love Eastbury.

Find out more about inclusion

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Putting heritage at the heart of thriving places

We are committed to supporting heritage projects that create better places to live, work and visit. Photo: Belfast City Hall.

Find out more about work around placemaking

Build your organisation's capacity and resilience

We've introduced new measures to help the heritage sector become more robust, enterprising and forward looking.

Discover our resources, funding and programmes

Latest news and stories

Eilish McGuinness announced as our new Chief Executive

Heritage Trust Network trustee Minder Kaur Athwal. Credit: Sarah Hayes

'Trailblazing' projects to boost digital volunteering and leadership

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Help us shape the future of heritage funding and strategy

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How to get funding for your idea or project

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How to get funding

We fund projects that connect people and communities to the national, regional and local heritage of the UK.

How to get funding

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How to apply

Our application process is competitive and we cannot fund every good quality application that we receive.

How to apply

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Run your project

Whatever stage you are at, we are here to help along the way.

Run your project

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Promote your project

Getting people to talk about your project is a great way of letting people know what you are doing with your grant. It also shows everyone how National Lottery players' money is being used.

Promote your project

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