Who we are National Lottery funder for heritage Support all types of history and heritage Grants from £3,000 upwards Advocate for the value of heritage to society

What is heritage? One of the first things the application form will ask you is “what is the heritage that your project focuses on?” “Heritage is our legacy from the past, what we live with today and what we pass on to future generations.” UNESCO

Benefits We support projects that make a lasting difference for: Heritage People Communities

Outcomes Heritage Heritage will be better managed Heritage will be in better condition Heritage will be better interpreted and explained Heritage will be better identified/ recorded

Outcomes People People will have developed skills People will have learnt about heritage People will have changed their attitudes/ behaviour People will have had an enjoyable experience People will have volunteered time

Outcomes Communities Environmental impacts will be reduced More people and a wider range of people have engaged in 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

Grant programmes Resilient Heritage Supporting groups to develop and sustain our heritage Heritage Grants Grants over £100k achieving range of outcomes Heritage Enterprise Grants over £100k for re-use of heritage assets focusing on economic benefits

Resilience and Sustainability Grants from £3,000 - £250,000 No deadlines Stronger heritage organisations Strategic and operational review and change Building capacity and skills Improving governance Building financial sustainability Creating resilience Exploring options and viability for change Top left: Evanton Wood HG Top and bottom right: Abbotsford House, Borders (HG and Catalyst Endowment grant) Bottom left: Rosslyn Chapel, Edinburgh

Heritage Grants Grants over £100,000 Two round application process with development stage Application deadlines every quarter Decision by Committee for Scotland or UK Board Project should achieve at least one outcome for heritage, people, and communities Is the project responding to a clear need or opportunity Is the project well planned, financially realistic and sustainable Is the project good value for money 95% & 90%

Heritage Enterprise Same grant range and process as Heritage Grants Outcomes Heritage better managed and better condition (w) People will have developed skills (w) and learnt about heritage Environmental impacts will be reduced, local area/community improved, and local economy boosted (w) Grant based on conservation deficit Viability appraisal required Small grants programme - £3,000 -£10,000 It’s at the same level as Sharing Heritage – all First World War projects at this level should come under this programme, not Sharing Heritage. Rolling programme - 8 week assessment. We will be funding good applications that involve people of all ages, however, if we are looking at projects in competition, then we will prioritise those that involve young people. (aged 11-25) We will fund activity and travel abroad to help people understand more about the nature and impact of this global war – see FAQs for more information about this. The programme will run until 2019. We are still funding First World War projects under other programmes – we have already spent more than £13million on First World War projects.

Where to start Lots of information at www.hlf.org.uk Get in contact Call 0131 225 9450 Submit a project enquiry online and get advice – email, telephone, meeting, video conference