1. One of four lottery funders in Scotland
Support all types of heritage projects
Award grants from £3,000 up to £5m
£600m for Scotland’s heritage since 1994

2. We support projects that make a lasting difference for
heritage, people and communities’
Much more flexible than you might think………..

3. What we fund Historic buildings and sites
Natural heritage: habitats, species, geology.
Museums, archives and collections
Industrial, transport & maritime heritage
Histories of people & communities, cultural traditions, memories (oral history), language and dialect, place names, music, dance, costume.
HLF doesn’t define heritage – it’s up to you to show us.
Anything from the past that you want to share and sustain for the future.

4. Outcomes for Heritage Better managed In better condition
Better interpreted and explained
Identified and/or recorded
Projects must achieve outcomes for:
Heritage
People
Communities 4

5. Outcomes for People Developed skills Learnt about heritage
Changed their attitudes or behaviour
Had an enjoyable experience
Volunteered time 5

6. Outcomes for Communities
More people will have engaged with heritage
Negative environmental impacts reduced
Organisations will be more resilient
Local economies will be boosted
Local communities will be a better place to live 6

7. What’s most relevant for you?
Our Heritage (£10-100,000)
Heritage Grants (£100,000+)
Start Up (£3-10,000)
Heritage Enterprise £100,000-£5m)
Townscape Heritage (£100,000-£2m)
Parks for People (£100,000-£5m)
12 grant programmes - £ £5m
GPOW £10,000 - £250,000
Parks for People £100,000 - £5million
Townscape Heritage £100,000 - £2million
Landscape Partnerships £100,000 - £3million
Heritage Enterprise £100,000 - £5million
Grants over £100,000
Two round application process with development funding
Achieve at least one outcome for heritage, people & communities (up to £2m)
Regular deadlines
Scotland committee make decision on requests up to £2m
UK Board make decision on requests over £2m
PfP: grants up to £5m for historic parks and cemeteries – easily accessed and well used green spaces in our communities – often neglected/ fall into decline – restore key features such as bandstands, railings, pavilions, original planting and design
LP: grants up to £3m to conserve areas of distinctive landscape character examples in Scotland are Tweed River, Ochils, Isle of Bute, Argyll (Dalriada), more recently Scapa Flow in Orkney, Clyde and Avon valley. Projects improving various heritage assets in area that are important to the landscape character e.g. natural heritage assets, built structures/ archaeology, cultural heritage, involving people, developing skills. Led by wide ranging partnership
TH: grants up to £2m to improve built historic environment of conservation areas in need of investment in villages, towns or cities. Regenerate economically disadvantaged historic areas for the benefit of local residents, workers and visitors. This can include repair and re-use of vacant buildings, reinstate original architectural features on buildings e.g. shopfronts, improve public realm (footpaths, street furniture)
HE: grants up to £5m to support the conservation and adaptation of an individual historic building or coherent group of buildings for an end use which actively contributes to sustainable development in areas experiencing economic disadvantage. Help to create more resilient model for the heritage with less dependency on public sector support. The key and common factor in all projects will be plans for a sustainable end use, most likely involving the generation of a commercial income. Focus of investment will be in areas of economic disadvantage, building/s should be of heritage value to the local community, private sector organisations will only be eligible as minority partners in a partnership led by not-for-profit org.

8. Our Heritage (£10-100,000) Any heritage
One outcome for heritage and one outcome for people
No application deadlines
8 week assessment
Private Owners
Single round

9. Heritage Grants (£100,000 +)
One outcome for heritage, people & communities
£2m + more than one outcome
Two round application process
Development funding
Scotland committee decide requests up to £2m;UK Board decide requests over £2m
95% & 90%

10. Start up Grants (£3-10,000) For you if you are:
a new organisation seeking to look after or engage people with heritage or
an existing group taking on new responsibilities for heritage
Must meet all three outcomes for people, heritage, communities .
This programme can work combined with Heritage Enterprise
THI 10

11. Heritage Enterprise (£100k-£5m)
Focus on end use generating sustainable commercial income
Private-sector end user on board
Urban re-generation
Vacant, inaccessible, derelict - ‘eyesores’ stifling growth
Conservation deficit
Viability appraisal
Wide-ranging benefits for local people and places
Unlock heritage asset in need of investment and use it to stimulate growth
Must have end use that generates a sustainable income
Demonstrate economic end use that creates sufficient revenue to provide a reasonable return for owner/developer and provide enough income for ongoing maintenance and repair.
Viability appraisal: market research, business planning, need
You need to include increased value of property post development as a cash contribution to the project
Priority given to areas experiencing economic disadvantage and heritage assets at risk.
Seven outcomes to meet: heritage will be better managed; in better condition; people will have developed skills; learnt about heritage; environmental impacts reduced; your local area a better place to live; your local economy boosted.

12. Townscape Heritage (£100k-£2m)
Helps partnerships of organisations regenerate historic towns and cities requiring investment
Preserve and enhance the character of conservation areas affected by high levels of deprivation, in need of re-generation
Bring historic buildings back into sustainable use
Safeguard conservation areas by increasing training opportunities in heritage skills; increased community participation; improving maintenance and management
Puts historic environment conservation at the heart of town centre regeneration.
Schemes in more than 180 towns and cities across the UK
Investment of over £187 million
Heritage focus, conservation area; number of buildings and structures, spaces; match funding of at least 25%; five year scheme.
What we fund: Repair and conversion for new uses of vacant or partly used historic buildings.

13. Townscape Heritage Rothesay THI
Structural and external repair of historic buildings and structures
Rothesay THI

14. Gap Sites 14 Tackles gap sites How does it work:
A pot of money (the common fund), consisting of HLF grant, together with money from the local authority and other sources of funding;
from which grants are made to property owners to repair and reuse their buildings, or for the applicant to improve the streetscape, fill in gap sites or to carry out education and training projects.
THI 14

15. West Wemyss THI
Transformational
THI

16. West Wemyss THI
Transformational

17. Beith THI

18. Shop Front Restoration
Merchant City THI
Shop Front Restoration
THI 18

19. Merchant City THI
Merchant City
Public Realm
THI 19

20. What we will assess Your application Must have a clear heritage focus
Meets our outcomes for heritage, people and communities
Is an appropriate response to a need or opportunity
Offers value for money: overall benefits v. grant request
Is financially realistic and has a clear need for lottery funding
Is well planned and managed and will be delivered by an organisation capable of completing the project
value for money?
Key consideration - about the overall benefits that the project will provide in relation to the funding HLF is providing. We always assess in competition and we will be looking for how well projects can achieve our outcomes and the balance of costs, making sure we can provide a lasting difference with our investment.
What is the heritage focus of the project?
Make sure your project has a clear heritage focus. Make sure it’s a project and/or if HLF is the right lottery funder (arts, sport etc)
What outcomes will the project achieve?
Have mentioned the outcomes quite a few times here. Note that it’s quality rather than quantity, but that we also have weighted outcomes which are the ones we value the most.
What is the need or opportunity that the project is responding to?
It is essential that there is a strong rationale for the project – demonstrating the need, demand, and opportunity for it, in relation to both heritage and people. Support this with a clear evidence base, where possible and appropriate, and also let us know why it needs to happen now – is the heritage at risk?
Why is Lottery funding required and is it financially realistic?
What’s the public benefit of the project and are the costs accurate? Have you included, or researched, any partnership funding? You should also keep in mind our procurement guidelines and get any advice you may need about VAT and Full Cost Recovery.
Is the project well planned and delivered by a capable organisation?
Who is applying for the funding and is there are suitable project management structure in place? Have you considered and addressed risks and potential problems? Is there a clear plan for the project? Do you have any other projects with us and how have they been delivered? What is the capacity of the organisation?
What happens after?
How will the outcomes and achievements provide a lasting benefit – what happens after the proejct?
Larger projects must consider management & maintenance requirements, as per the application guidance. Please remember this includes digital outputs

21. How can we help you? Website www.hlf.org.uk Development Team
Project Enquiry Service – online form
Application materials
Guidance documents
Case studies

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