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Northern Ireland

A guide leads a tour inside Templemore Baths
A tour of Templemore Baths. Credit: Neal Campbell.
Since 1994 we have awarded £290m of National Lottery and other funding to more than 1,900 projects in Northern Ireland.

From Belfast’s rich industrial and maritime heritage, to luscious landscapes and parks, to museums bursting with the stories of local people, Northern Ireland has it all.

We’re proud to play a role in protecting and celebrating Northern Ireland’s vibrant places, coastal landscapes, historic sites and diverse heritage. It’s part of our vision for heritage to be valued, cared for and sustained for everyone, now and in the future.

Get inspiration for your project

Take a look below at project case studies and latest news from your area. 

Our National Lottery Heritage Grants funding programme is open – if you have an idea for a project in Northern Ireland, we would love to hear from you. Grants are available from £10,000 up to £10m. 

Find out more and explore available funding.

Our regular funding advice sessions are a great opportunity to:

  • find out about our funding
  • get tips on how to make a good application
  • network with other organisations from your area
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Thinking about applying to us for a grant of up to £250,000? Submit a Project Enquiry to get feedback on your project idea before making a full application. We'll get back to you within 10 working days.

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Email: northernireland@heritagefund.org.uk

Telephone: 028 9592 1901 (Monday to Friday, 9.00am–5.00pm)

Postal address:

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Belfast, BT1 4GB

People sort post on the subterranean Mail Rail train

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Grant puts Postal Museum on track

The British Postal Museum & Archive (BPMA) is pleased to announce today that it has been awarded £4.5m by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), putting delivery of a subterranean ride on Mail Rail – the old Post Office Underground Railway – on track. HLF’s grant is a major vote of confidence in the BPMA
A nest at RSPB Minsmere

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HLF-supported RSPB Minsmere to host Springwatch

BBC Two’s Springwatch will be based at RSPB Minsmere in Suffolk this year. The series, which starts tonight, will follow the fortunes of the nature reserve’s diverse wildlife over the next three weeks. Minsmere is home to rare birds, historical woodlands and stunning coastal scenery. The RSPB has
Restoration at Gloucester Cathedral

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Major development project at Gloucester Cathedral

Gloucester Cathedral is excited to announce that it has secured development funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for the first phase of a major 10-year capital project. Project Pilgrim Phase One: the Heart of Gloucester aims to celebrate the cathedral’s heritage by revealing stories about
Ochr Ogleddol Castell y Gelli fel y mae yn gyfredol

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HLF supporting a new chapter for Hay Castle

Heritage and literature can often link together powerfully and beautifully. At the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) the synergy between word and place often makes a convincing case for funding projects where buildings or landscapes resonate with the written word to create something really special. Such
Ealing Public Library in 1910

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Grant awarded to Sir John Soane’s London ‘party house’

One of London’s architectural treasures will be fully restored following today’s announcement of a major grant by the Heritage Lottery Fund. Pitzhanger Manor House, the personal ‘dream home’ created in the early years of the 19th century by one of Britain’s greatest architects, Sir John Soane, will
A spectacular view of Canterbury Cathedral

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Canterbury Cathedral celebrates!

Today, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has announced earmarked funding worth £72million for six major sites in England: Canterbury Cathedral, Mother Church of the Anglican Communion and a World Heritage Site Nottingham Castle, backdrop to some of England’s most powerful folk stories Bath Abbey, one
Children examine an exhibit at the National Army Museum

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£11.5m grant for National Army Museum expansion

The grant will help fund the museum’s ambitious Building for the Future project - a radical transformation of its offer, set to deliver new opportunities for accessing the Museum and its Collection.After receiving initial HLF support for the project in 2012, NAM, based in Chelsea, London, has been
The proposed new First World War galleries

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Major new exhibition to explore The First World War in the Air

This major new exhibition, will allow museum audiences to discover and explore the unique and often overlooked role of air power during the First World War through the incredible stories of the men and women who took part. The creation of new exhibitions and supporting activities will be delivered
Interior of Spanish City and Dome, Whitley Bay
Interior of Spanish City and Dome, Whitley Bay

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Whitley Bay’s iconic Spanish City secures future

When it was built in 1910, its dome was the largest freestanding dome in the UK after St Paul’s Cathedral. A quintessential Edwardian seaside resort, at its height Spanish City and Whitley Bay Pleasure Gardens attracted tens of thousands of visitors from across the UK. Following a period of decline
Bow of HMS Caroline

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HMS Caroline restoration work to start

Funding for the first stages of restoration work on HMS Caroline has been confirmed following the transfer of the ship’s ownership from the MoD to the National Museum of the Royal Navy (NMRN). A two-stage funding process means the first tranche of work can now begin to save HMS Caroline from further
A bughouse, part of the Polli:Nation project

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Bees, boats and Brunel

Today, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) is announcing funding of £30m towards 10 projects that reflect the diversity of the UK’s heritage. They include a far-reaching project to help protect the future of our seriously dwindling bee population, two projects which showcase Bristol as one of the major

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