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Heritage Lottery Fund

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The Heritage Lottery Fund supports a wide range of projects involving the local, regional and national heritage of the United Kingdom. For example:
  • Building repairs and conservation work
  • Buying items, land or buildings which are important to our heritage
Making it easier for people to gain access to and enrich their experience of heritage
 
It will also support activities which increase people's understanding and enjoyment of heritage including activities that:
  • Are designed to widen knowledge of heritage, especially for children and young people
  • Aim to increase participation, especially from people who have not been involved in heritage before, and disadvantaged groups
  • Increase popular involvement in recording and conserving the heritage
  • Involve volunteers and the local community in our heritage
The Heritage Lottery Fund includes a wide range of grant programmes summary details of which are given below.
 

Local Heritage Initiative

The Countryside Agency runs the Local Heritage Initiative for the Heritage Lottery Fund. This supports a wide range of local heritage projects with grants of between £3,000 and £15,000. It helps local groups to investigate, explain and care for their local landscape, landmarks, traditions and culture.
 
For further information on this grants programme visit www.lhi.org.uk   For an application pack please call 0870 9000 401
 

Main Grants Programme

For grants of between £5,000 and £50,000 there is a new simpler application pack, applicants should normally receive a decision within three months of submitting the application.
 
There are separate application processes for projects requesting grants of over £50,000.
 
For further information on this grants programme visit www.nhmf.org.uk    For an application pack please call 020 7591 6044
 

Joint Grant Schemes for Churches and other places of Worship

In partnership with English Heritage, we have set up a special Joint Grant Scheme for Churches and Other Places of Worship. This is designed to help address many of the problems associated with the repair and improvement of historic places of worship. Under this scheme we target our grants at those communities with a particular social and economic need.
 
For further information on this grants programme visit www.nhmf.org.uk   For an application pack please call 020 7591 6044
 

Museums and Galleries Access Fund

This scheme helps museums and galleries bring their collections to a wider audience, especially amongst disadvantaged or excluded groups. Support is given for temporary and touring exhibitions, as well as for projects that enable museums and galleries to test innovative proposals to widen and develop access.
 
For further information on this grants programme visit www.nhmf.org.uk   For an application pack please call 020 7591 6044
 

Townscape Heritage Initiative

The Townscape Heritage Initiative, gives grants to communities to regenerate the historic parts of their towns and cities. The programme is designed to address problems in areas of particular social and economic need throughout the United Kingdom. It encourages partnerships to carry out repairs and other works to a number of different historic properties within those areas, and so to improve the quality of life of all those who live, work or visit there.
 
For further information on this grants programme visit www.nhmf.org.uk  For an application pack please call 020 7591 6044
 

Urbam Parks Programme

This scheme makes grants to help restore historic parks and other historic public green spaces in towns and cities. Awards granted through the Urban Parks Programme focus on areas of high social and economic deprivation.
 
Heritage Lottery - Update on programme
 
For further information on this grants programme visit www.nhmf.org.uk    For an application pack please call 020 7591 6044
 
Harrogate Borough Council, Council Offices, Crescent Gardens, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 2SG, Tel: (01423) 500600