Areas, buildings and monuments
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Since 1994 we have awarded £3.3billion to more than 10,300 area, historic building and monument projects across the UK.
These projects can help to sustain jobs, support economic growth and protect heritage at risk. They can also bolster local pride, nurture traditional craft skills and help communities enjoy and make use of the places they care about.
What do we support?
Projects we fund include:
- investment in places of worship
- conservation and repairs to historic buildings and places
- finding appropriate new uses for historic buildings
- community archaeology projects
Places of worship
Places of worship are among the UK’s oldest and most cherished historic buildings. We want to help congregations become truly resilient and their buildings genuinely sustainable.
Project ideas
Our funding could help people:
- repair and transform a historic building at the heart of their community
- help volunteers learn building conservation skills
- rescue a building on a Buildings at Risk register
- undertake a community archaeology project
- regenerate a historic town centre or high street
- look after and learn about a local war memorial
For more inspiration, see the stories below or browse projects we've funded.
How to get funding
Our National Lottery Heritage Grants programme is open for applications.
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Aberystwyth's university college given £10million lifeline
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New Life for Old College!
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£3.5million National Lottery boost spells plain sailing for historic north Wales harbour town
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Caernarfon’s Quay to Success
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UK’s smallest ancient cathedral rejoices at National Lottery windfall
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National Lottery players ensure the future of Pembroke’s medieval town walls
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How the Great Place Scheme will help communities thrive
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Heritage and culture at the heart of Wales' great places
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A new approach to supporting religious buildings
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Heritage, but not as we know it
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Wales’s unloved heritage is about to be reclaimed by the next generation
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