Funding
from the National Lottery Heritage Fund
Our programmes
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Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage
Overview
The Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage is part of the £1.57billion rescue package announced by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) to safeguard cultural and heritage organisations across the UK from the economic impact of COVID-19.
- England only
- Grants of £10,000 to £3million. Open for applications 31 July to 17 August 2020
- £88million fund
- funding must be spent by 31 March 2021
We are distributing this government funding in partnership with Historic England, based on criteria set by DCMS.
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Local Places for Nature
Overview
Local Places for Nature is a capital grant scheme intended to enable communities in Wales to restore and enhance nature. The programme is jointly funded by the Welsh Government and The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
We are offering grants of £10,000–£50,000 for capital projects in Wales that will acquire, restore and enhance nature.
The grant programme may close early if all money is allocated before the closing date.
- Wales only
- Open for applications until 14 October 2020
- Projects must be delivered by 31 March 2021
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Community Woodlands
Overview
Community Woodlands is a capital grant scheme intended to restore, create, connect and manage woodlands in Wales. The programme is jointly funded by the Welsh Government and The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
We are offering grants of £10,000–£250,000 for capital projects that will restore, enhance and in some instances acquire land to create new community woodlands in Wales.
The grant programme may close early if all money is allocated before the closing date.
- Wales only
- Open for applications until 21 October 2021
- Projects must be delivered by March 2022
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Heritage Horizon Awards
Important
Heritage Horizon Awards are currently closed to new applications until 2022.
Overview
The concept behind the Heritage Horizon Awards is: "Backing big ideas, unlocking possibilities".
This means, we expect all projects to be:
- transformative
- innovative
- collaborative
- landscapes and nature
- heritage at risk
The minimum amount of grant is £5million. There is no upper limit.
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The Heritage Emergency Fund
Important
The Heritage Emergency Fund is now closed to new applications.
Overview
A package of support for the heritage sector as a response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis.
The Heritage Emergency Fund is accepting applications for two grant levels during this difficult time: £3,000-£50,000 and £50,000-£250,000
The application criteria and priorities are different for each level of funding.
- UK-wide
- Applications were accepted until 12 noon 31 July 2020
Suitable for
- not-for-profit organisations
- current or previous recipients of a grant directly from us
- owners, managers or representatives of heritage
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National Lottery Grants for Heritage
Important
The National Lottery Grants for Heritage are currently closed to new applications.
Overview
If you have an existing grant through the National Lottery Grants for Heritage Programme and you need to check some information, you can find the details on each programme page: