Heritage Lottery related funding update
A few pieces of funding news regarding Heritage projects:
Capacity Building Grants for Heritage Organisations (UK)
The Heritage Lottery Fund is offering grants of between £3,000 and £250,000 to not-for-profit organisations or consortia led by not-for-profit organisations that want to build the capacity of staff and volunteers and achieve strategic change to improve the long-term management of heritage. Grants can be used to fund a range of activities that will take no more than 18 months to complete and could include (but are not limited to) support for groups taking on new responsibility for heritage, viability appraisals or feasibility studies, specialist support and training for staff and volunteers. New organisations can ask an existing organisation to apply on their behalf for a grant of up to £10,000 to help with set up costs. Organisations can apply for grants of between £100,000 and £250,000 anytime up until 27 September 2018 and for grants of up to £100,000 anytime until 18 January 2019. Potential applicants for this grant programme are strongly recommended to submit a project enquiry form online as a first step to check that the proposed project fits within the HLF funding criteria.
Grants to Engage Young People in Heritage (UK)
Organisations working with young people between the ages of 11 and 25 who wish to apply to the Heritage Lottery Fund’s (HLF) Young Roots programme have until 18th January 2018 to submit their bids. The Young Roots programme is designed for organisations that want to involve and work with young people to encourage them to develop their own views about the culturally varied Heritage of the UK. Registered Charities and trusts, community, voluntary and youth groups, community/Parish councils, Community Interest Companies, local authorities, public sector organisations such as museums and social enterprises are all eligible to apply for projects where young people have been engaged in the process and will be involved in the activity. Schools and colleges may apply for projects that take place outside school hours and that will benefit the wider community. Grants of £10,000 to £50,000 are available for projects lasting up to two years with recently funded examples including £24,400 to Children’s Services London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames who worked in partnership with Orleans House Gallery to engage looked after children as volunteers, in work skills placements and through creative interpretation projects.
Beach Hut No 9 Heritage Open Day
And also don’t forget that there is an event at Beach Hut 9 in Cleethorpes on 16th December as part of the Heritage Lottery Fund’s national ‘open day’ event programme. Capacity Buildings Ltd received Heritage Lottery funding last year to deliver the BygoneBeachcombers project and this open event is part of the Heritage follow up. Come and visit!
And finally:
Heritage Lottery Fund Announces Final Deadline for Sharing Heritage Applications (UK)
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has announced that it will be launching its new Funding Framework early in 2019 and that the final deadline for applications to the Sharing Heritage Programme is the 18th January 2018. Through the programme, registered charities, community groups and other not for profit and statutory organisations can apply for grants of between £3,000 and £10,000 for projects that help local people discover and share their local heritage. This can include events, exhibitions, guides or trails or packs for schools; etc. HLF particularly wants to support fun, interesting, rewarding projects and activities that involve a wide range of volunteering roles. Up to 100% funding is available, however all applicants are encouraged to provide some match funding in cash or in kind which may be as volunteer time. Previous projects supported include a grant of £9,800 to Purple Patch Arts for ‘Present in my past’ – a social history resource by and for people with learning disabilities and £5,500 to the Friends of St Francis Xavier’s Church Liverpool for the restoration of a Victorian stained glass window damaged in the WW2 bombing of the city.