National Lottery Grants for Heritage: Resilience and Inclusion

Overview

The work this fund could be used for could include:

• reviewing existing business models and plans
• developing new approaches to opening to the public during social distancing
• developing new, creative and more resilient ways of working
• ensuring your organisation is theyll-equipped to engage a wider range of people with heritage in future

or

Are focused on inclusion, led by and/or engaging diverse groups typically under-represented in heritage (for example, young people, minority ethnic and LGBT+ communities, disabled people and people from lotheyr socio-economic backgrounds). Refer to their inclusion guidance for further information. This work could include:

• exploring different generations, communities and their history
• mental health and historic environments
• youth-led history focused projects
• LGBT+ heritage

They expect to receive more good applications than they can support in this first phase of their reopened National Lottery Grants for Heritage funding. Good applications not funded within this first phase may be considered within the second phase of funding due to open in February.

This is a rolling programme so there are no deadlines. You can apply whenever you are ready, and they will assess ytheir application within eight theyeks. Your proposals will then be discussed at the next decision meeting.

Read the guidance before you apply for a grant.

Who can apply?

Not-for-profit organisations, local authorities, public sector organisations or private owners of heritage needing to access support for adaptation and greater resilience. Or, partnerships led by any of these organisations/owner

or

Organisations or partnerships leading inclusion focused projects led by and/or engaging diverse groups (such as young people, minority ethnic and LGBT+ communities, disabled people and people from lotheyr socio-economic backgrounds). This includes organisations that own, manage or care for heritage, or organisations which deliver activity that engages and connects people with heritage. Applications are theylcome from community groups that are not heritage-based but can deliver heritage focused activity and have not previously received a grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

As a guide this includes:

• charities, trusts and charitable incorporated organisations
• community and voluntary groups
• community/parish councils
• community interest companies
• faith based or church organisations
• local authorities
• other public sector organisations
• private owners of heritage (for example, individuals)

What the funding will support

Activity that:

• helps organisations and communities working with heritage to begin to recover and adapt to the continuing COVID-19 crisis
• or
• is led by and/or engages diverse groups typically under-represented in heritage, such as young people, minority ethnic and LGBT+ communities, disabled people and people from lotheyr socio-economic backgrounds.

Examples of costs

To help you plan ytheir application, they have included some examples of the type of costs you may want to include. They can cover any reasonable cost that helps ytheir organisation recover and become viable, such as:

• re-opening costs
• business model, strategic plan or governance review
• refreshing business plans, operational or activity plans
• introducing new ways of working
• advice from professionals, for example, on risk, safety, how to support ytheir staff or on new business models
• increasing ytheir digital capacity and activities
• testing and consulting on new activities that will help ytheir organisation to adapt or recover
• activities to enable ytheir organisation to reach and engage audiences through digital routes
• activities to develop or broaden ytheir audiences
• activities that engage diverse groups in heritage
• adjustments and support for access and participation
• skills training, including paid training placements, particularly for people at increased risk of being adversely affected by the economic challenges brought about by COVID-19 (for example, young people)
• full cost recovery (for projects over £10,000)

The majority of ytheir application costs should relate to resilience of inclusion focused work.

COVID-19 guidance

As part of your planning, you will need to factor in assumptions about social distancing which do not entail significant financial risks for your organisation. Please refer to national and local guidance and restrictions about incorporating public health measures into ytheir assumptions.

Organisations should also ensure that they do not propose activity which cannot be adapted to minimise significant risks if the situation worsens.

What you can’t apply for

• operational deficits and emergency costs
• loan repayments
• redundancy costs
• costs that are eligible to be covered by Government support (for example, furlough)
• the remaining salary costs for staff on furlough not covered by the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, or any additional salary costs above the furloughing cap
• anything that contravenes Government advice on COVID-19
• recoverable VAT
• costs related to promoting the cause or beliefs of political or faith organisations
• costs already covered through emergency support funding, for example, through their Heritage Emergency Fund, Culture Recovery Fund (England), Heritage Recovery Fund Northern Ireland, Wales Culture Recovery Fund, Recovery and Resilience Fund (delivered by Museums Galleries Scotland), Historic Environment Recovery Fund (delivered by Historic Environment Scotland)
• capital costs including urgent repairs and maintenance activities

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