Neighbourhood Heritage: Grants for Communities is a new grant from Historic England that supports communities to use heritage as a way of shaping the future of their local places.
Heritage is more than historic buildings, sites and stories; it can help communities to build confidence, strengthen local identity, create new relationships and influence decisions about the places where they live.
Historic England are interested in funding projects that will discover what people value about their neighbourhoods while improving how heritage can help communities to participate in shaping local change.
Historic England are looking to provide 21 grants of up to £15,000. Successful applicants will support communities to use heritage as a way of shaping the future of their local places.
Projects must be co-created, within an area of IMD1-3, and working with underrepresented communities. This includes:
- Communities experiencing socio-economic disadvantage
- Communities who are less likely to participate in heritage activity
- Minority ethnic communities
- Disabled people
- Neurodivergent people
- LGBTQ+ communities
- Communities experiencing barriers to participation in local planning, regeneration or civic processes
There is an online application process