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Priorities for National Lottery Grants for Heritage 2021-2022
We're backing the UK's
heritage to adapt and
thrive again
UK heritage is facing its gravest Looking ahead through 2021, the
threat since the Second World War. Fund will continue to respond quickly
The risks to heritage sites, to changing circumstances, with
attractions and organisations from a expertise, advice, emergency support
sudden and dramatic loss of income and funding focused on immediate
as a result of the coronavirus and longer-term recovery.
(COVID-19) pandemic have put the
heritage and visitor economy in Our focus is to support the heritage
crisis, requiring an urgent response. sector to strengthen its recovery in
the medium term and to build back for
During 2020, The National Lottery positive change across the UK’s
Heritage Fund was focused on heritage.
supporting heritage across the UK
to adapt and respond to the Heritage has an essential role to play
immediate impact of the COVID-19 in making communities better places
crisis. to live, creating economic prosperity
and supporting personal wellbeing. All
As the COVID-19 crisis continues to of these are going to be vitally
impact so many aspects of our lives, important as we recover from the
the path to recovery for the UK’s current pandemic.
heritage is difficult and challenging.
We are committed to continuing to
work closely with UK governments,
and other partners, to support
heritage organisations through the
months ahead and we’re delighted
that National Lottery Grants for
Heritage from £3,000 to £5million are
open again for project funding.
Above: Brunel Museum
Credit: Anne Koerber
Front cover: Mourne Mountains,
Northern Ireland
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“We are committed to priorities relating to the economic,
supporting heritage social and environmental value of
heritage to our national life and
organisations through specifically how our funding can
the months ahead” support building back local
economies, places and
We are confident that our existing communities.
2019-2024 Strategic Funding
Framework provides us with the Our reopening of project funding
flexibility to respond to the therefore, is not a return to
challenging circumstances that we 'business as usual' before the
are all operating in. pandemic. We expect applications
for funding to fully reflect the
We are, however, focusing on the changed circumstances and our
Strategic Funding Framework refocused priorities for funding
that are set out below.
Above: Railway Preservation Society of Ireland, Dunleath Workshop. Credit: Charles P Friel
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Priority outcomes
“Our priority outcomes In addition, all projects we support will
also have to demonstrate that they
have been selected to help are environmentally responsible and
support the wider UK are integrating environmental
measures into their projects. This
economic and social reflects our commitment to
recovery from COVID-19” environmental sustainability and a to
‘green’ recovery from the pandemic.
We are supporting the heritage sector
by reopening project funding for the We expect all applicants to consider
broad range of heritage projects and
what steps they can take to create
activities that we have always
positive environmental impacts and
supported, from industrial sites,
reduce negative environmental
castles and historic places of worship,
impacts through their project. The
to the stories and memories of our
measures that they implement should
communities, and through to public
parks, natural landscapes and native be appropriate for the scale of their
wildlife. The critical change is that – project.
between April 2021 to March 2022 –
when making funding decisions, we will Other outcomes
prioritise heritage projects that meet
at least one or more of the following We may still fund projects that meet
outcomes: the Strategic Funding Framework
• inclusion: 'a wider range of people outcomes below, but these will be less
will be involved in heritage' of a priority during 2021/22:
(mandatory outcome)
• heritage will be in better
• economy including job creation:
condition
'the local economy will be boosted'
• heritage will be identified and
• wellbeing: ‘people will have greater
better explained
wellbeing’
• people will have learned about
• local areas: ‘the local area will be a
heritage, leading to change in
better place to live, work and visit’
ideas and actions
• skills: ‘people will have developed
skills’ For example, if a project only delivered
• organisational resilience: 'funded ‘better condition’ and the mandatory
organisations will be more resilient' inclusion outcome, it is less likely to be
supported.
These priority outcomes have been
selected to ensure that the funding we Priorities for heritage
receive from National Lottery players Within our broad approach to heritage
to fund heritage projects support the overall, our three priorities for
wider UK economic and social heritage, as outlined in our Strategic
recovery from the COVID-19 Funding Framework, remain:
pandemic.
• landscapes and nature
• community heritage
We require every project to achieve
• heritage at risk
our inclusion outcome: ‘a wider range
of people will be involved in heritage’.
3List of outcomes
Priority outcomes
Inclusion Economy Wellbeing Local area Skills Organisational
(mandatory The local People will The local area People will have resilience
outcome) economy will have greater will be a better developed skills The funded
A wider range be boosted wellbeing place to live, organisation
of people will work or visit will be more
be involved in resilient
heritage
Environmental sustainability: Consider what steps can your project take to increase positive
environmental impacts and reduce negative environmental impacts
Other outcomes
Heritage will be in Heritage will be identified People will have learnt
better condition and better explained about heritage, leading to
change in ideas and
actions
Priorities for heritage
• Landscapes and nature
• Community heritage
• Heritage at risk
4Implementing our approach
to the priority outcomes
We will be taking a proportionate and We have updated our National
pragmatic approach to the extent to Lottery Grants for Heritage
which organisations meet all of the guidance in line with these
priorities and requirements. Our refocused priorities for 2021/22.
expectations will depend on the level
Please ensure that all project
of funding you are applying for and
enquiry forms, Expressions of
more detail is provided in the good
Interest and applications submitted
practice guidance for each of the
reflect those priorities.
priority outcomes .
As previously, decisions on funding for
“Our approach is recognised new projects under £5m will be made
by Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales
as having made heritage and England area committees and
more democratic and widely teams local to each project.
appreciated than before”
Throughout 2021/22 we will offer
additional support to organisations to
meet the priority outcomes, for
example through guidance, advice
notes, sharing best practice examples
and exploring other accessible ways
for organisations to receive that
information. Below: Ditchling Museum of
Art + Craft
5For contact details please see our website www.heritagefund.org.uk #NationalLotteryHeritageFund
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