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. Explore heritage projects 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. Explore the delivery plan 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. Photo: Nextdoor Nature. See how we can support you Previous Next Latest news and stories The new public green space welcomes visitors to Gloucester Cathedral. Credit Gloucester Cathedral. Case study: Project Pilgrim More than a cell – statue of Henrietta Lacks (1920-1951) by Helen Wilson-Roe in Royal Fort Garden, Bristol. Photo: Bhagesh Sachania Photography. Bringing Henrietta Lacks’ story to life in Bristol Alice Billings House. Includes Newham’s Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz, Taryn Nixon and Selina Papa from the Heritage Fund, Creative Land Trust and Purcell’s team. Credit: Andrew Baker Photographer. £800,000 funding awarded to support Newham’s heritage Pagination Previous page Next page All news and stories Funding We fund projects that connect people to the UK’s heritage with grants from £10,000. What we fund Projects The heritage project at Mourne Park will double the amount of pathways, creating an additional 6km of walking trails that will access the viewpoint at Knockchree. Credit: Jill Jennings/ WTML. Mourne Park: boosting access to natural heritage From left to right: Scott Cuthbertson, Director of The Rainbow Project, Mukesh Sharma, The National Lottery Heritage Fund Northern Ireland NI Committee Chair, Cara McCann, Director of HERe NI and Adam Murray, Community Development Manager at Cara-Friend. Creating Northern Ireland’s LGBTQ+ heritage archive Restoring a green space in Brighton. Photo: The Wild Mind Project. Wild Mind LGBTQ+ natural heritage wellbeing workshops Pagination Previous page Next page Projects Quick links Acknowledging your grant Decisions Get funding Good practice guidance Jobs Logos Keep up-to-date You must have JavaScript enabled to use this form. Sign up to our newsletter and never miss out on another story! Email Consent By subscribing, you confirm you've read and agree to our terms and conditions. We also urge you to read our privacy policy which gives you more control over your information and clearly explains how we use it. Subscribe Leave this field blank
The heritage project at Mourne Park will double the amount of pathways, creating an additional 6km of walking trails that will access the viewpoint at Knockchree. Credit: Jill Jennings/ WTML. Mourne Park: boosting access to natural heritage
From left to right: Scott Cuthbertson, Director of The Rainbow Project, Mukesh Sharma, The National Lottery Heritage Fund Northern Ireland NI Committee Chair, Cara McCann, Director of HERe NI and Adam Murray, Community Development Manager at Cara-Friend. Creating Northern Ireland’s LGBTQ+ heritage archive
Restoring a green space in Brighton. Photo: The Wild Mind Project. Wild Mind LGBTQ+ natural heritage wellbeing workshops
