Through objects, collections, film, documents and oral histories they help to give us a sense of place and identity.

Thanks to National Lottery players, since 1994 we have awarded over £2.3billion to 5,800 museum, library, archive and collection-based projects across the UK.

What do we support?

Our funding supports institutions large and small, including:

• national and local authority museums, libraries and archives
• historic libraries
• community archives
• institutions with heritage collections

Project ideas

Our funding could help people:

• create exciting new exhibition and learning spaces
• attract more diverse audiences
• interpret and open up acquisitions
• develop collections

For more inspiration, see the stories below or browse projects we've funded.

How to get funding

Our National Lottery Heritage Grants programme is open for applications.