Heritage Lottery are keen to see more applications for their small grant programmes. As such, they are hosting workshops on Friday 12th May 2017 and also on Tuesday 13th June 2017 in their Leeds office to help groups apply.
Grants of over £100,000 are available to support a wide variety of larger heritage projects. The funding which is being made available through the Heritage Lottery Fund’s Heritage Grant Scheme is available to not-for-profit organisations; and partnerships led by not-for-profit organisations for any project relating to national, regional and local heritage. This can include for example archaeological sites; collections of objects, books or documents in museums, libraries or archives; cultural traditions such as stories, festivals, crafts, music, dance and costumes; historic buildings; histories of people and communities; and histories of places and events; etc. Projects supported in the past include a grant of £730,000 to the Richmondshire Building Preservation Trust Limited to transform Richmond Station in North Yorkshire into a self-sustaining heritage and leisure attraction for the local community.
Heritage Grants applications go through a two-round process. This is so that organisations can apply at an early stage of planning their project and get an idea of whether they have a good chance of getting a grant before they send a proposal in greater detail. The next closing date for applications is the Thursday 15th June 2017.
VANEL are currently in the process of arranging a Heritage Lottery Funding Surgery at the VANEL office in Grimsby. Groups interested in applying for the funding will have the opportunity to discuss their application with a Heritage Lottery Fund Officer. If you would like to attend our upcoming Heritage Lottery funding surgery, please contact Helen@vanel.org.uk.
Your name will be placed on our waiting list and we will get back to you with regards to the date of the funding surgery. Keep your eyes peeled on here for updates about this. Appointments will be allocated on a first come first serve basis. Places on our upcoming Big Lottery ‘Reaching Communities’ funding surgery filled up fast, be sure to express your interest now to avoid disappointment. Appointments will be allocated on a first come first serve basis.
Please note, places on our upcoming Big Lottery ‘Reaching Communities’ funding surgery filled up fast, be sure to express your interest in our Heritage Lottery Funding Surgery now to avoid disappointment.