Heritage Revival Fund – Capital Grants

The Heritage Revival Fund has been created to help communities across England rescue and repurpose neglected historic buildings. This programme will focus on regenerating historic buildings in town centre locations.

It will do this by supporting community organisations to take ownership of, adapt and reuse the local heritage assets that matter to them, transforming them into thriving spaces that meet their needs.

This grants programme has been made possible with funding from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and Historic England, and forms part of the government’s wider £270 million investment in arts and culture.

We are offering capital grants of up to £350,000 to help community organisations take ownership of, adapt and reuse historic buildings in town centre locations. This may include the acquisition of a building, repair and conservation work and associated fees, and/or work required to enable ‘meanwhile’ use or change of use. Successful projects are likely to be of a scale and cost where this grant will make a significant difference. We will only be able to award 8-10 capital grants, so this fund will be very competitive. We want to support projects that will provide excellent examples of how communities can adapt and re-use neglected historic buildings to benefit their local area.