Our work
We believe in the power of heritage to ignite the imagination, offer joy and inspiration, and to build pride in place and connection to the past.
Over the life of our 10-year Heritage 2033 strategy, we aim to invest £3.6billion raised for good causes by National Lottery players to make a decisive difference for people, places and communities.
Available funding
We offer funding for projects from £10,000 up to £10million (we may even consider investing above £10m for truly exceptional heritage projects).
All our decision making is centred around a simplified framework of four investment principles: saving heritage; protecting the environment; inclusion, access and participation; and organisational sustainability.
See projects we've funded
The projects we fund protect and preserve heritage and connect people and communities to their history and traditions.
Types of heritage we support
![An outside view of Lincoln Castle](/sites/default/files/styles/hlf_xlarge/public/media/imgs/Lincoln%20Castle%20%C2%A9CMPhotography-4252%20%281%29.jpg.webp?itok=qMrJKbxx)
Looking after historic buildings, monuments and archaeology
![Project link](/themes/custom/hlf/svg/activearrow--right.png)
![A women having her hair cut at a 1950s hairdressers at Beamish](/sites/default/files/styles/hlf_xlarge/public/2023-01/Visiting%20the%201950s%20hairdresser%20at%20Beamish%20Museum%20credit%20Nigel%20Roddis.jpg.webp?itok=VtwiRRKK)
Bringing people together and increase pride in local places
![Project link](/themes/custom/hlf/svg/activearrow--right.png)
![A young women wearing head gear examining the urban landscape from a boat on a canal](/sites/default/files/styles/hlf_xlarge/public/media/routes2roots_consultation.jpg.webp?itok=4byyvoHe)
Exploring, saving and celebrating traditions, customs and skills
![Project link](/themes/custom/hlf/svg/activearrow--right.png)
![Two people pulling a rope on a historic ship, with a river estuary in the background](/sites/default/files/styles/hlf_xlarge/public/media/imgs/pioneer_sailing_trust_14_credit_megan_taylor_2.jpg.webp?itok=G06NfFU5)
Protecting and celebrating industrial buildings, transport and technology
![Project link](/themes/custom/hlf/svg/activearrow--right.png)
![Working at the Japanese Garden at Cowden](/sites/default/files/styles/hlf_xlarge/public/media/imgs/japanese-garden-scotland-954.jpg.webp?itok=OSIUBQaD)
Looking after nature
![Project link](/themes/custom/hlf/svg/activearrow--right.png)
![An archivist working inside the Black Cultural Archives](/sites/default/files/styles/hlf_xlarge/public/media/imgs/Raleigh%20Hall%20development%20for%20Black%20Cultural%20Archives%20-%20Black%20Cultural%20Archives%202%20copy.jpg.webp?itok=IGo61ZMK)
Telling the stories of the UK's places, people and culture
![Project link](/themes/custom/hlf/svg/activearrow--right.png)
Explore the impact of our investment and share your views
- Digital Skills for Heritage: our confidence-raising initiative
- Business Support and Enterprise Development: our capacity-building and resilience campaign
- Insight: our research and evaluation
- UK Heritage Pulse: join our collaborative research project