The National Lottery Heritage Fund – Strategic Initiatives (Places of Worship)

#PW Hafanau Heddwch 

Applicant: Caring for God's Acre 

Decision: Award development round grant of £325,252 (85% of total eligible development costs) with the potential delivery grant of £3,775,091 (47% of total eligible delivery costs)

#PW Nature in Sacred Places 

Applicant: Natural England 

Decision: Award development round grant of £549,830 (87% of total eligible development costs) with the potential delivery grant of £4,234,679 (78% of total eligible delivery costs)

National Lottery Heritage Grants £250,000 to £10million delivery round

First Light: four centuries of scientific innovation at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich 

Applicant: National Maritime Museum 

Decision: Award delivery grant of £9,700,000 (30%) 

National Lottery Heritage Grants £250,000 to £10million development round

Segedunum World Heritage at the Walls End 

Applicant: North Tyneside Council 

Decision: Reject

Great Malvern Priory: Project Light and Space 

Applicant: The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St. Mary and St Michael Great Malvern 

Decision: Award development grant of £695,362 (71% of total eligible development costs of £985,362) with the potential delivery grant of £8,481,154 (78% of total eligible delivery costs) 

The National Lottery Heritage Fund – grant increase 

Cotswold Canals Connected 

Applicant: Stroud District Council 

Decision: Award grant increase of £6,460,800 to make a total grant of £15,417,000 

National Heritage Memorial Fund

The Aldom Collection of rare and important fossils from the Jurassic Coast

Applicant: Lyme Regis (Philpot) Museum Trust

Decision: Award grant of £292,740 (90.85%)

National Heritage Memorial Fund – decision between meetings (29 July 2025)

Securing the USA-based Arthur Reynolds Edward Elgar Collection

Applicant: The Hallé  

Decision: Award grant of £104,514 (84.39%)