National Lottery Heritage Grants: £250,000 to £10 million
One round of National Lottery Heritage Grants, which has run 3 rounds in total and has 3 open now.
Funding
£250,000 – £10,000,000
Deadline
Check with the funder
Location
England
Applications
Rolling applications
Overview
The National Lottery Heritage Fund offers grants from £250,000 to £10 million for major heritage projects across the UK. You can use the money for building restorations, nature conservation, museum redevelopments, and heritage-led regeneration. Any type of organisation or partnership can apply. Your project must be heritage-focused and based in the UK. You will normally need to provide partnership funding for grants over £250,000. Applications are assessed at scheduled decision points throughout the year. This is for large-scale, significant heritage projects only.
Requirements to check
Key requirements:
- Must be a heritage project
- Partnership funding normally expected for grants over £250,000
Open to any type of organisation or partnership. Must be a heritage project in the UK. Partnership funding is normally expected for grants over £250,000.
This summary may not include every exclusion. Check the full eligibility rules, including who and what the funder will not support.
This grant is for organisations planning major heritage projects worth at least £250,000. You could be a charity, museum, local authority, or community group. You need to have a significant heritage project like restoring historic buildings or developing museums. You will normally need to find partnership funding to match part of the grant.
Regions
Awards published
3,553
Typical award
£92,340
Most awards
£23,878 to £228,152
Most funded region
London
819 awards in 2025, level with 959 the year before.
Recent awards include Cara-Friend (£141,654, 2026), Pink-Collar Gallery C.I.C (£52,181, 2026) and Thetford Town Council (£608,146, 2026).
Contains data from 360Giving publishers, used under open licence.
Full details from National Lottery Heritage Fund
Large-scale heritage funding for significant projects across the UK. Supports major building restorations, landscape-scale nature conservation, museum redevelopments, and heritage-led regeneration. Applications are assessed at scheduled decision points throughout the year.
Applications are assessed at scheduled decision points throughout the year. Contact the National Lottery Heritage Fund for specific application dates and processes.
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