Graeme McKirdy
Development Officer - HLF South East
England Region
Sandra Martin
Development Officer - HLF South East
England Region
What is heritage?
For HLF, heritage includes many different
things from the past that we value and want to
pass on to future generations
Including……….
Buildings and monuments
Industrial, maritime and transport
Cultures and memories
Land and natural heritage
Museums, libraries and archives
Who can apply?
Priority given
to public and
constituted
not-for-profit
organisations
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Community or Voluntary groups
Youth clubs or organisations
Charities or trusts
Parish councils
Local authorities
Other public sector organisations
Key points for our
programmes:
• HLF funds projects;
• All projects must have a
heritage focus;
• All projects must include
plans and costs.
“A lasting difference for heritage and people”
We achieve this through our projects delivering a
broad range of ‘Outcomes’ under these headings:
• What difference will your project make for Heritage?
• What difference will your project make for People?
• What difference will your project make for Communities?
Outcomes for heritage
With HLF investment, heritage will be:
• Better managed
• In better condition
• Better interpreted and explained
• Identified and/or recorded
Outcomes for people
With HLF investment, people will have:
• Learnt about heritage
• Developed skills
• Changed their attitudes and/or
behaviour
• Had an enjoyable experience
• Volunteered time
Outcomes for communities
With HLF investment:
• Environmental impacts will be reduced
• More people and a wider range of people
will have engaged with heritage
• Organisations will be more resilient
• Local economies will be boosted
• Local areas/communities will be a better place to live, work or
visit
Key Funding Programmes
Sharing Heritage
Young Roots
Our Heritage
Heritage Grants
Grant requests of £3,000 to £10,000
Grant requests of £10,000 to £50,000
Grant requests of £10,000 to £100,000
Grant requests of £100,000 +
Targeted Programmes
• Heritage Enterprise (£100,000 to £5million)
• Start-up grants (£3,000 - £10,000)
• Transition funding (£10,000 to £100,000)
• Townscape Heritage (£100,000 to £2million)
• Parks for People (£100,000 to £5million)
• Landscape Partnerships (£100,000 to £3million)
• Grants for Places of Worship (£10,000 to £250,000)
• Catalyst (fundraising - various amounts)
• Skills for the Future (£100,000 to £1million)
• Remembering the First World War (NEW)
How can the development team help?
• Provide advice and support before you apply
• Enquiry Form, available on our website
How to apply online
www.hlf.org.uk
‘How to Apply’
‘Pick a programme’
Read the programme guidance and
sample application form
You will need
to remember
your email
address and
password to
log back into
your account!
For IT support email:
formsupport@hlf.org.uk
How we assess your application
• How well will HLF outcomes be achieved?
• What is the Heritage?
• Why is the heritage important?
• Is the heritage focus clear?
• Is there a need and demand?
• What is the benefit to the public?
• Does the project represent good value for money?
• Is the project well planned? Will it be well managed?
Contact Us
South East Development Team
Graeme McKirdy
020 7591 6048
graemem@hlf.org.uk
Sandra Martin
020 7591 6157
sandra.martin@hlf.org.uk
7 Holbein Place, London, SW1W 8NR