Thanks to National Lottery players, since 1994 we have awarded almost £120million to more than 3,000 community heritage projects across the UK.

What do we support?

We help people researching and sharing the history of a community or of a place.

We also fund projects which combine different types of heritage in a particular location.

Project ideas

Our funding could help people:

• research the impact of a historical event on their town. They could then share their findings through displays, talks and online
• investigate the names on a war memorial
• crowdsource documents and photographs linked to the LGBT+ community, creating an online archive and exhibition
• set up an audio trail around a range of buildings, parks and monuments in a town
• enable a youth group to research their local history and create an animated film about their learnings

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

We have halted all new grants until at least October 2020. Organisations in need can apply for our £50m Heritage Emergency Fund. Find out more and apply.