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Since 1994 we have awarded over £250m to more than 1,400 projects across Northern Ireland.

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This means we are unable to access our post. In the interim, please send any items via email to your contact or via northernireland@heritagefund.org.uk.

Find out more about how we're working through the coronoavirus (COVID-19) crisis.

Email: northernireland@heritagefund.org.uk
Telephone: 02895 921901 (Monday to Friday, 9.00am–5.00pm)
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Blogs

Disability History Month: changing attitudes

Richard Kramer, CEO of disability charity Sense, tells us how changing attitudes about disability through culture improves life for everyone.

18/11/2020

Martha having a costume fitting

Projects

Opening up the story of Northern Ireland's railways to everyone

News

Community Heritage Fund Northern Ireland launches

16/11/2020

People

Mukesh Sharma MBE

Trustee and Chair of the Northern Ireland Committee

News

£5.5m Heritage Recovery Fund Northern Ireland launches today

The new fund will help organisations and individuals in the Northern Ireland heritage sector to recover from the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis.

28/10/2020

Publications

Northern Ireland: delegated decisions October 2020

Schedule of Decisions under delegated powers to Head of Investment, Northern Ireland on 21 October 2020

St Grwst Church, Conwy.

News

RSA Heritage Index reveals the UK’s heritage hotspots

The 2020 report highlights the UK’s best areas for heritage and puts forward the case for heritage as a means of recovery in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

14/10/2020

Photo credit: Stephen Maxwell

Stories

RSPB NI set to reopen nature reserves thanks to emergency funding

Thanks to a grant of £214,900, RSPB Northern Ireland can safely reopen some visitor facilities and connect people with the nature on their doorstep.

An infographic showing a map of the UK and a pie chart with a breakdown of grants by heritage type

News

Heritage Emergency Fund supports hundreds of organisations across the UK

In total, we awarded 961 grants worth £49.8million to help the heritage community support staff, cover essential maintenance and utility costs, and prepare to safely reopen. This figure represents a 77% success rate across the total applications received. Ros Kerslake, Chief Executive of The

17/09/2020

News

Emergency funds help protect treasured Mourne landscape

National Lottery funding will help Mourne Heritage Trust protect the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty as it receives unprecedented number of visitors.

01/09/2020

Alistair McNaught

Blogs

Making heritage websites accessible to all

When producing our new guide to online accessibility, Alistair McNaught’s research identified how heritage organisations can make their online content open to all. He tells us more.

06/08/2020

Cara McCann. Credit: Pacemaker Press

Stories

Hope for Northern Ireland’s LGBT+ community, thanks to emergency funding

Northern Ireland's only organisation for lesbian and bisexual women keeps its doors open after National Lottery grant.

Northern Ireland

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Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Follow us on Twitter: @HeritageFundNI

Disability History Month: changing attitudes

Opening up the story of Northern Ireland's railways to everyone

Community Heritage Fund Northern Ireland launches

Mukesh Sharma MBE

£5.5m Heritage Recovery Fund Northern Ireland launches today

Northern Ireland: delegated decisions October 2020

RSA Heritage Index reveals the UK’s heritage hotspots

RSPB NI set to reopen nature reserves thanks to emergency funding

Heritage Emergency Fund supports hundreds of organisations across the UK

Emergency funds help protect treasured Mourne landscape

Making heritage websites accessible to all

Hope for Northern Ireland’s LGBT+ community, thanks to emergency funding

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