Deadline: Midnight 7th November 2023
Although grants will support projects with costs of up to £25,000, there is particular interest in funding a number of smaller projects up to £10,000.
The funding is for project delivery from December 2023 to May 2025.
The funding is for projects which improve understanding and awareness of overlooked historic places and celebrate working class histories in England.
Historic England has launched a second round of its Everyday Heritage Grants and is offering grants for creative projects that focus on heritage connecting people to historic places, specifically those people and places that are overlooked or underrepresented. The first round which took place in 2022 has already supported 57 projects.
The aim is to further the collective understanding of the past. There is particular interest in supporting community-led projects from groups and individuals that are not heritage organisations but can deliver heritage projects.
The funding is for projects with a strong connection to place and to recognise and celebrate heritage relating to:
- A building or series of buildings.
- A site like a park, farm, street, neighbourhood or estate.
- The former site of any of the above.
Projects need to:
- Have co-creation at their centre.
- Allow people to share overlooked or untold stories of the places they live, work and play in creative ways.
- Encourage communities and local people to learn more about their local historic places and tell their own stories about them in their own ways.
- Contribute positively to participants’ wellbeing and/or health.
- Help Historic England to broaden the public’s understanding and knowledge of different types of heritage, and to promote enjoyment of local heritage.
All organisations and individuals are eligible to apply. This includes community interest groups, charities and local authorities.
There is particular interest in:
- Applications from groups and individuals that are not heritage organisations but can deliver heritage projects, especially those that are community led.
- Projects that represent diverse and minority ethnic communities, LGBTQ+ people and disabled and neurodiverse people.
Applications will also be considered from previous Everyday Heritage Grants recipients and those who were unsuccessful in the first round.