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Heritage Lottery Fund

This page contains information about grants available from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) enables communities to celebrate, look after and learn more about our diverse heritage. They fund the entire spread of heritage – including buildings, museums, natural heritage and the heritage of cultural traditions and language.

Since 1994 the HLF has awarded over £3.6 billion to more than 22,500 projects across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, helping open up our heritage for everyone to enjoy

www.hlf.org.uk

Grants at a Glance

Awards for All
£60 million has been agreed for 2006/2007
Max Application: £10,000
Art, sport, heritage, education, health and community
www.awardsforall.org.uk

Your Heritage
Max Application: £50,000
To support community based heritage projects

Heritage Grants
Min Application £50,000
Nature conservation, Historic buildings, Museum collections, Archive collections, History records and Cultural traditions

Repair Grants for Places of Worship
Application: £10,000 to £200,000
To help conserve and sustain heritage at risk, through urgent repairs to places of worship.

Townscape Heritage Initiative
Application: £250,000 to £2 million
Grants that help communities to regenerate the historic parts of their towns and cities.

Parks for People
Application: £250,000 to £5 million
Helps with the restoration and regeneration of public parks and gardens, including squares, walks and promenades in England.

Landscape Partnerships
Application: £250,000 to £2 million
This initiative allows partnerships representing a range of heritage and community interests to tackle the needs of landscapes, whose various elements may be in different ownership.

Young Roots
Application:£5,000 to £25,000
The scheme aims to involve 13-20 year-olds (up to 25 for those with special needs) in finding out about their heritage, developing skills, building confidence and promoting community involvement.