National Lottery Heritage Grants £10,000 to £250,000

21 April 2026

Scotland's Hidden Reefs: Saving Maerl, Herring and Underwater Ecosystems through Citizen Science, Advocacy and Storytelling

Applicant: Sea Change Wester Ross

Decision: Award grant of £153,105 (81%)

A permanent exhibition for the new Dundee Museum of Transport

Applicant: Dundee Museum of Transport SCIO

Decision: Reject

Centre Stage: reclaiming Johnstone Bandstand

Applicant: Renfrewshire Council

Decision: Reject

Free North Church Steeple Repair 2026

Applicant: Free North Church

Decision: Award grant of £48,133 (100%)

Routes to Roots

Applicant: Boots and Beards

Decision: Award grant of £127,611 (81%)

Cultural Collectives: Co-creating new approaches with Black and People of Colour and the National Collection

Applicant: National Museums Scotland

Decision: Reject

Securing the Future: Community-led Red Squirrel Conservation in the Eastern Lowlands

Applicant: Eastern Lowlands Red Squirrel Group

Decision: Award grant of £78,774 (24%)

#LC Loch Abar Mòr – Building nature networks from seabed to summit

Applicant: SCOTLAND: The Big Picture

Decision: Award grant of £249,568 (86%)

Connected by the Clyde

Applicant: Society of Antiquaries of Scotland

Decision: Reject

Wild, Still: A visual study of the Ecological and Archaeological heritage of Swona and its feral cattle.

Applicant: Orkney Science Festival

Decision: Reject

40 Years of Protection and Discovery at the Wemyss Caves

Applicant: Save Wemyss Ancient Caves Society

Decision: Award grant of £11,326 (74%)

Africa Future Language Round 2

Applicant: Africa Future

Decision: Reject

'Preserving our Island heritage': Isle of Arran Heritage Museum

Applicant: Isle of arran Museum trust

Decision: Reject

Emergence and Endurance, Leadership and Legacy: Creating and Modelling Values-Led Succession Planning to Safeguard and Unleash Heritage

Applicant: Glasgow Women's Library Limited

Decision: Reject

An Organ For Glasgow (phase 3)

Applicant: The Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin

Decision: Award grant of £69,490 (15%)

An eDNA survey and conservation strategy for the great crested newt in Fife

Applicant: Fife Amphibian and Reptile Group

Decision: Reject

Tartan Army Legends – recalling the adventures of the Scotland Men's Football Team Supporters in previous FIFA World Cup Finals.

Applicant: Radical Weavers Limited

Decision: Reject

Fit For The Future

Applicant: Grampian Transport Museum Trust

Decision: Award grant of £137,333 (52%)

Ullapool Museum Commercial Development Project

Applicant: Ullapool Museum Trust

Decision: Award grant of £71,681 (59%)

22 April 2026: Grant Increase

Our House

Applicant: The Scottish Crannog Centre Trust

Decision: Award Grant Increase of £56,198 to make a total grant of £281,198.