The Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) Project Viability Grants (PVG) are to fund short studies to look at potential uses for a building and at its current condition. Successful completion of this initial stage will be used to judge whether applicants can then apply for the AHF’s Project Development Grant funding.
AHF generally expect applicants to cover at least 50% of the cost of the work. i.e. you must normally be able to match our grant offer with your own funds or with funds raised from other sources.
The Project Viability Grant (PVG) scheme is intended to be an initial assessment of whether it is viable to bring a historic building back into a sustainable use. In particular it aims to enable applicants to explore the evidence of need for a suggested use, or uses, for a building and the sustainability of that use, with a view to the likely requirements of grant funders.
The end report should provide sufficient information to help you decide whether to commit to further cost, risk and effort in developing the project. It should also indicate the principal areas of further work required, and be a useful tool in applying to other funders.
The AHF will, in turn, use the report to judge whether the project is eligible to apply for further AHF development funding.
The AHF offers grants of up to 100% of the cost of the PVG report for eligible projects. The maximum grant is £3,000.
Organisations must be a registered charity or a not-for-profit entity/organisation that is formally constituted and has a legal structure to apply.
For further information and to apply, visit: www.ahfund.org.uk/grants.php, or contact 020 7925 0199, or email: [email protected]
Deadline: Thursday 29 October 2015