what is heritage?

What is heritage?

Activity

Can you use the objects to guess the heritage focus of the projects?

Countryside and Nature

Museums, Records and Archives

Designed Landscapes

Historic Buildings and Sites

Industrial, Transport and Maritime

Cultures and memories

Public and not-for-profit organisations such as:

– Community or voluntary groups

– Youth clubs or organisations

– Charities or trusts

– Faith organisations

– Parish councils or local authorities

Also:

– Private owners in cases of clear public benefit

Who do we fund?

What we look for – Project Outcomes

This is the difference your project will make with HLF funding. The change made for:

– Heritage, – People, and/or – Communities.

Outcomes will be proportionate to the level of grant you apply for.

Some outcomes will be weighted; however, you should tell us which ones you want to achieve.

Outcomes for…

Heritage People Communities

•Better managed•In better condition•Better interpreted and explained

•Identified/ recorded

•Developed skills•Learnt about heritage

•Changed their attitudes and/or behaviour

•Had an enjoyable experience

•Volunteered time

•Environmental impacts will be reduced

•More people and a wider range of people will have engaged with heritage

•Your local area/ community will be a better place to live, work or visit

•Your local economy will be boosted

•Your organisation will be more resilient

Outcomes within your project

Aim

OutcomesChange you want

to bring about

ActivitiesThe work you will deliver

Our grant programmes:

• One, short application form

• Decision in 8-10 weeks

• No minimum partnership funding but some contribution welcome

• minimum of - one outcome for people.

Sharing Heritage£3,000 - £10,000

• One, short application form

• Decision in 8-10 weeks

• No minimum partnership funding but some contribution - in cash or in kind

• Minimum of - one outcome for heritage - one outcome for people

• Mentors

Our Heritage£10,000 to £100,000

• Two round application process for all Heritage Grants

• Minimum of one outcome for each heritage, people, communities

• Partnership funding required; 5% for grants under £1 million and 10% for grants over £1 million

• Our local committee make decisions on awards between £100,000 and £2 million

Heritage GrantsGrants of £100,000 and over

• One, short application form

• Decision in 8-10 weeks

• No minimum partnership funding but some contribution welcome

• minimum of - one outcome for people

First World War: then and now£3,000 - £10,000

•Projects delivered by 11–25 year olds for up to 2 years

• Short application form, decision within 8-10 weeks.

• Delivered through partnerships of heritage and youth organisations

• No minimum partnership funding but some in cash or in kind

• Mentors

Young Roots

Grants for £10,000 to £50,000

Grants for Places of Worship

• Grants of £10,000 to £250,000 for listed places of worship

• Two round application process

• Urgent high level structural repairs e.g. towers, spires, roofs

• Repairs to historic fabric at risk of imminent loss

• Community facilities and engagement

Digital Policy

• We now have some specific requirements for all projects that involve producing something in a digital format e.g. website, phone app, digitised archive

• This is not a new programme

• For more information see our website http://www.hlf.org.uk/HowToApply/furtherresources/Pages/Newdigitalpolicyandrequirementsfordigitaloutputs.aspx

• Online enquiry and application forms

• Guidance

• Case Studies

• Information about your local area

• Press Releases

• E-Bulletin

• Features

Our Website: www.hlf.org.uk

Laura Birkett0121 616 6883 BirkettL@hlf.org.uk

Catherine Kemp0121 616 6882 catherine.kemp@hlf.org.uk

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