The session will cover key questions such as:

• need for your project
• why is your heritage important and who to?
• project plan (what you will do and tasks to achieve your project goal)
• demonstrate strength of focus, and emphasis on each fund principle
• who will be involved?
• risk register

The initial enquiry form is an optional step, but it will give you feedback and advice from the fund before you start work on a full application.

Project Enquiry: £10,000 to £250,000 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund

Grants are available for up to £10,000 to £250,000 for all types of projects that connect people and communities to the national, regional and local heritage. It can be anything from the past that you value and want to pass on to future generations. This could include nature and habitats, historic buildings and environments, or cultures, traditions and people’s memories.

There is a focus on:

• saving heritage
• protecting the environment
• inclusion, access and participation
• organisational sustainability

Grants can be spent on eg. Activities: to engage the wider community in your heritage such as guided heritage walks, sharing oral histories or workshops; Repairs and conservation; Digital outputs; staff; training; professional fees and so on. You can apply anytime.

Funding is open to a range of not-for-profit organisations including: charities, CIO’s, voluntary and community groups, CIC’s Parish Councils, faith based organisations or churches and partnerships.

For further information about the fund go to: National Lottery Heritage Grants £10,000 to £250,000 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund