Northern Ireland: delegated decisions May 2025
National Lottery Heritage Grants £10,000 to £250,000
Caledon Stores Restoration
Applicant: Caledon Regeneration Partnership Limited
Project description: The project will carry out capital works to restore the B+ listed derelict historic building to prevent further deterioration.
Decision: Reject
Maps and Memories: Exploring how Ireland’s Ordnance Survey Shaped our Landscapes and Lives
Applicant: Science Festivals NI
Project description: This two-year project will explore and promote the cultural, environmental and historical impact of OS mapping in Northern Ireland, explore how landscapes have been shaped and recorded and bring communities together through exhibitions and workshops.
Decision: Award Grant of £124,063 (98% of total project costs)
Growing a Museum
Applicant: Brink! Stories CIC
Project description: This project will explore themes relating to natural heritage, cultural heritage and institutional practice, re-framing the possibilities of what a museum is and restoring relationships between people and our tangible and intangible natural heritage.
Decision: Reject
Dom Polski: Coming of Age
Applicant: Dom Polski
Project description: This one-year project will gather and share stories about migration from the Polish and other migrant groups within Northern Ireland, with a particular focus on North Belfast.
Decision: Award Grant of £55,125 (100% of total project costs)