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 Credit: Bruizer Creative Video Agency Esther Fox is the National Lottery Awards Heritage Winner for 2023 Woodland near Machynlleth, cared for by Coetir Anian. Photo: Dan Jones Images. £4million now invested in Welsh woodlands, with more funding available Torquay on the South Devon coast, with Torre Abbey in the foreground. £200million funding for Heritage Places will boost local economies and pride in place 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 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 Queer Looks exhibition at Brighton Museum. Credit: Tessa Hallmann Wear it out: The culture and heritage of LGBTQ+ dress in Sussex, 1917-2017 Young people making a film as part of the I Me Us Boundless project. Photo: Pride In North Cumbria. I Me Us Boundless: sharing stories of transgender, non-binary and gender non-conforming people in Cumbria 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
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
Queer Looks exhibition at Brighton Museum. Credit: Tessa Hallmann Wear it out: The culture and heritage of LGBTQ+ dress in Sussex, 1917-2017
Young people making a film as part of the I Me Us Boundless project. Photo: Pride In North Cumbria. I Me Us Boundless: sharing stories of transgender, non-binary and gender non-conforming people in Cumbria
