Under Our Heritage we can accept applications from not-for-profit organisations, private owners of heritage and partnerships. If individuals or for-profit organisations are involved, the public benefit from the project must be greater than any private gain. More information: Sharing Heritage - Heritage Lottery Fund | £3000 - £10, 000 | N/A This programme is for any type of project related to heritage in the UK. Projects must achieve at least one outcome for people. Outcomes for people: developed skills learnt about heritage changed their attitudes and/or behaviour had an enjoyable experience volunteered time Outcomes for heritage: better managed in better condition better interpreted and explained identified/recorded Outcomes for communities: environmental impacts will be reduced more people and a wider range of people will have engaged with heritage organisations will be more resilient local economy will be boosted local areas/communities will be a better place to live, work or visit Eligibility: charities or trusts; community or voluntary groups; community/parish councils; community interest companies; local authorities; other public sector organisations, such as nationally funded museums; social enterprises More information: Business Premises Renovation Allowance – HMRC | N/A To increase private investment, enterprise and employment in the UK’s most disadvantaged communities (designated as “Enterprise Areas”), by bringing longer term vacant business properties, in those areas, back into productive use. The measure is part of the UK’s holistic approach to regeneration. A full initial allowance of 100% can be claimed in the year in which the expenditure is incurred. If this allowance is not claimed in full in the first year, writing down allowance of 25% based on cost can be claimed in subsequent years until tax relief has been claimed for the total capital expenditure on the project.
Eligibility: The property must have been unused for a year or more prior to the renovation exercise beginning. It must have been last used for the purposes of a trade, profession or vocation or as an office (and not as a dwelling) and it must be used for one or more of these purposes after the renovation or conversion has been completed. More information, guidance documents and application details can be found here: Stations Community Regeneration Fund | £5000 - £75000 | N/A ScotRail and Transport Scotland are seeking applications for a £1.5million community fund, designed to breathe new life into old and disused railway station premises. The Stations Community Regeneration Fund enables business and community groups to transform redundant station rooms into facilities to benefit local people. Any projects that will aid communities or rail passengers will be considered for grants of between £5,000 and £75,000. Bids may also be made for larger sums, dependent on in-depth feasibility studies. Grants can be used to contribute towards the costs of any structural repairs and to assist with the costs of fitting out station premises for their intended use. More information: Community Centres and Village Halls | N/A Trusthouse is interested in applications for capital projects at community centres in the most deprived urban areas and village halls in remote and economically deprived rural areas. They want to support community centres and village halls which are at the heart of small, deprived communities. They expect that you will be providing a range of activities for all ages and abilities which help to promote community cohesion and address local problems of isolation, poverty, lack of local facilities, transport and other issues of relevance to your area. More information: Riada Trust | £500 - £15,000 | N/A The Trust's purposes are: the prevention or relief of poverty; the advancement of education; the advancement of health; the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science; the advancement of public participation in sport; the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. Eligibility: Black and minority ethnic communities, Carers/ parents, Children, Homeless or badly Housed, Mental health conditions, Older people, People affected by ill-health, People with disabilities, People with learning disabilities, People with physical disabilities, People with sensory impairments, Physical health conditions, Young people