Scotland: delegated decisions May 2026

Scotland: delegated decisions May 2026

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Schedule of decisions under delegated powers for Scotland at The National Lottery Heritage Fund on 19 May 2026.

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

The Bressay Stone: A one thousand year journey

Applicant: Bressay History Group

Decision: Award grant of £37,818 (97%)

160 Years of VisionPK: Stories of Sight, Sound and Community

Applicant: Perth and Kinross Society for the Blind

Decision: Award grant of £23,670 (100%)

The Kilt Museum Stage 1 Development and Feasibility Project

Applicant: The Kilt Museum

Decision: Reject

Hutton Unearthed: A new National Soils and Peat Map Archive

Applicant: The James Hutton Institute

Decision: Award grant of £146,485 (70%)

Ruchazie Community Centre: Restoring Heritage, Growing Community

Applicant: Growing 21 Ltd

Decision: Reject

Stronafian Heritage Interpretation Project (SHIP)

Applicant: Dunoon & Cowal Heritage Trust

Decision: Award grant of £11,217 (100%)

The Gairloch Museum Roundhouse

Applicant: Gairloch & District Heritage Company Ltd

Decision: Award grant of £67,169 (24%)

Saving Ellon Castle and revealing our heritage through community connections

Applicant: Ellon Castle Gardens

Decision: Reject

Beyond Tourism: From Interpretation to Intervention – Repositioning Whithorn as a Traditional Skills and Climate Hub

Applicant: The Whithorn Trust

Decision: Award grant of £212,069 (49%)

The International Festival of Stone 2027

Applicant: Dundee Historic Environment Trust

Decision: Reject

Saving Rosefield Mills – Dumfries’ Last Victorian Woollen Mill

Applicant: Dumfries Historic Buildings Trust

Decision: Reject

The Nature of Collecting

Applicant: Inverclyde Council

Decision: Reject

Coats & Clarks: A walk through the Centuries

Applicant: Paisley Peoples Archive

Decision: Reject

Teampull Pheadair Conservation Project: A Partnership Between Ness Cemetery Association and Galson Estate Trust

Applicant: Ness Cemetery Association

Decision: Reject

The Heritage Garden

Applicant: Sacro

Decision: Reject

Unlocking Scotland’s LGBTQ+ Heritage

Applicant: Lavender Menace CIC

Decision: Award grant of £140,857 (67%)

Dumbarton project

Applicant: Remembering the Accused Witches of Scotland

Decision: Reject

#HP Orkney – Heritage Places – Communities and Culture – Exploratory Phase

Applicant: Orkney Islands Council

Decision: Award grant of £250,000 (100%)

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