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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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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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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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Members of the Friends of Hartwood Paupers Cemetery with their National Lottery Award for Scotland Project of the Year.

Success for heritage projects in the National Lottery Awards

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A 1991 group photo of disability arts practitioners. David Hevey is standing fifth from the right in the second row.

Sharing radical heritage demands a radical approach

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The clock tower of the Horniman Museum

Visit our Habitats of Hope exhibition at the Horniman Museum

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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.  

What we fund
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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.  

How to apply
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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.  

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Projects we've funded

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Cementing Bristol Beacon as one of Europe’s flagship cultural and arts venues

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Bristol Beacon reopens after five-year transformational project
Four-wheel-drive ‘Tramper’ scheme, launching at Parc Cefn Onn in 2023

Enabling people to enjoy improved access to a historic park in Cardiff

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‘Into the garden and beyond’ – improving visitor access to Parc Cefn Onn
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