Derbyshire Makes History Heritage Grant
Funding
£300 – £2,000
Deadline
4 November 2026
Location
East Midlands
Applications
Deadline: 4 November 2026
Overview
The Derbyshire Makes History Heritage Grant gives £300 to £2,000 for heritage engagement about textiles, ceramics and mining. Workshops, interpretation and craft skills training all qualify, with priority for the six festival hub towns. Applications close on 4 November 2026. Official source: https://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/derbyshire-makes/heritage-grant/derbyshire-makes-heritage-grant.aspx. Last checked by GrantMatch on 22 October 2026.
Requirements to check
Who can apply:
Key requirements:
- £300 to £2,000.
- Derbyshire (not Derby City).
- Heritage engagement activity.
- No capital or running costs.
- Closes 4 November 2026.
Registered companies, charities, CICs, community groups and sole traders in the heritage sector, associated with a Derbyshire heritage organisation (not Derby City).
This summary may not include every exclusion. Check the full eligibility rules, including who and what the funder will not support.
Heritage groups, museums and makers in Derbyshire.
Regions
Full details from Derbyshire County Council (National Lottery Heritage Fund)
Grants of £300 to £2,000 from the Derbyshire Makes History Heritage Grant, run by Derbyshire County Council with funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, for Derbyshire-based heritage organisations, museums, community groups, CICs and sole traders running engagement activity about the county's industrial heritage of making, especially textiles and knitting, ceramics, and mining. Workshops and events, interpretation materials, educational resources, heritage craft skills training and creative commissions can be funded, with priority for activity in or around Bolsover, Chesterfield, Cromford, Glossop, Heanor and Swadlincote during the April to May 2027 festival. No match funding is needed. Capital and running costs are not covered, and Derby City applicants are not eligible. Applications close on 4 November 2026.
Express your interest and apply online via Derbyshire County Council's Derbyshire Makes Heritage Grant page by 4 November 2026. Queries go to regeneration@derbyshire.gov.uk.
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