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East and South East Asian Heritage Month

We support the UK’s diverse ethnic communities in exploring, sharing and preserving their heritage.
Photo: Manchester Museum.
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Our delivery plan 2026–2029

We’ll invest £1.4billion in heritage and communities over the next three years.
Photo: HMS Caroline © Maritime Belfast Trust.
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We are the largest funder for the UK's heritage

Since 1994, we have awarded over £9.9billion raised by National Lottery players and on behalf of the UK and devolved governments to more that 54,000 heritage projects across the UK. 
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The Chew Valley Hoard. Credit: © British Museum.

Major Norman Conquest coin hoard secured for the UK

Gopika Jayasree stands beside a digital screen and gives a talk
Gopika Jayasree, who took part in Digital Heroes, talking at an event called Heritage Unleashed – Wider Engagement Through Digital.

Organisational sustainability: seven ideas for a more resilient heritage sector

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Former dock worker Leslie Morgan (centre) and children from the Gateway Learning Academy schools (waving flags representing the Windrush generation), alongside Tilbury port's 16ft docker puppet, celebrate the Tilbury Riverside Station grant in the building that will be transformed into a creative community hub.

£30million awarded to 15 heritage projects ahead of our 30th birthday

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Funding

We fund projects that connect people to the UK’s heritage with grants from £10,000.

What we fund

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