Heritage at Risk Capital Fund
The Heritage at Risk Capital Fund is a special 1-year, £15 million fund to give grants to heritage at risk, helping people to save the historic sites in England that are most important to them.
What are the grants under this scheme for?
Under this scheme, we can give grants for the conservation, repair and conversion of listed buildings of all grades, historic buildings in conservation areas, registered parks and gardens and scheduled monuments.
The scheme focuses on supporting people in our most deprived communities – indices of deprivation 1 to 3. We can consider grants from projects outside these areas where it is clearly shown that the project is serving deprived communities.
We will be supporting projects that have strong benefits for the local community, saving buildings and sites important to them. As this is a 1-year scheme, the funding from us needs to be spent by the end of March 2026.
How to apply
For this scheme, we ask all applicants to complete an Expression of Interest form.
Please email us at [email protected] – we will send you a form to complete and return to us at the same email address.
Guidance for completing the Expression of Interest will be contained within the form. Your completed form must be submitted by 30 April 2025.
Please refer to the full guidance and criteria before sending in your application.
After you apply
Expressions of Interest will be assessed by our local offices. We will be in touch by 16 May 2025 to invite successful applications under the Expression of Interest process to complete a full application.
Full applications will need to be submitted by 30 May 2025.
Grant conditions
If we make a grant offer, you will be invited to sign a contract with us. You will need to follow the grant conditions set out in the contract.
When planning your project, please remember that all grant recipients must follow the Procurement Regulations. In most cases, you will need to appoint any professional advisers and contractors in an open and competitive way.
Some of the grant conditions remain active for a set period of time after you have completed the grant-aided works. For example, if your project involves repair, you will usually need to provide access for the public once works are complete. These public access requirements will take into account the significance and nature of the site. You will also need to carry out maintenance at the site.
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