Monday 7 April 2025
1 - 3 PM
Online, Zoom
As part of Bradford Producing Hub’s Fundraising Support Series, this webinar is designed to help artists, creative freelancers, and organisations tap into key funding opportunities for their upcoming heritage projects - and if you're an individual, who you need to partner with to be eligible for the fund.
Join us for our webinar exploring funding opportunities with The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Whether you’re an artist, community group, or organisation looking to bring a heritage project to life, this session will guide you through the grants available, eligibility, the application process, and what makes a strong bid. You’ll hear about successful projects, gain insights into the funding priorities, and have the chance to ask questions.
The National Lottery Heritage Fund can provide funding to support and celebrate heritage in your community – join us online to find out more!
This webinar is for:
- Arts and culture organisations seeking grants to support their heritage projects
- Community groups and grassroots organisations interested in preserving and celebrating local heritage
- Artists, creative freelancers, and cultural practitioners looking for funding heritage-related projects and who they need to connect with to be eligible
- Producers, curators, and project managers working on creative and heritage projects and who they need to connect with to be eligible
- Anyone interested in the National Lottery Heritage Fund and how it supports heritage, inclusion, and sustainability
During this webinar, you will:
- Learn about The National Lottery Heritage Fund and understand what funding is available and how fund supports heritage projects
- Get clarity on the application process and how to apply for grants from small-scale £10k to larger £250k projects
- Discover what makes a strong application and understand the key criteria assessors look for and how to improve your chances of success
- Hear about successful projects and gain inspiration from real-life examples of funded heritage projects from the region
- Understand The National Lottery Heritage Fund Investment Principles and how funding priorities like saving heritage, protecting the environment, inclusion, and organisational sustainability inform their grant decisions
- Q&A: get your questions answered directly by The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- Access support and resources: find out about available support from further webinars and the project enquiry process to their access support provision
- Connect and network: meet other organisations and individuals looking to fund heritage projects and uncover potential collaboration opportunities
After the webinar, we will assess interest from the Bradford creative community in The National Lottery Heritage Fund and make a plan on how we might offer further application support. This could include one-to-one sessions with a representative from The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Project Development Workshops to help you shape your projects to increase your chances of success when applying.
Book a place at our webinar
About the National Lottery Heritage Fund
Using money raised by National Lottery players, The National Lottery Heritage Fund distribute grants from £10,000 to £ 10 million to support projects across the UK that connect people and communities to their heritage They also distribute heritage funding on behalf of the UK and devolved governments.
Heritage can be anything from the past that you value and want to pass on to future generations. Understanding, valuing and sharing our heritage brings people together, inspires pride in place and supports local economies.
Since they were established in 1994, they have awarded £ 9.2 billion of National Lottery and other funding to more than 52,000 projects across the UK.
In addition, they provide leadership and support across the heritage sector and advocate for heritage.
FAQs
We don’t provide bursaries to attend our information webinars, as we can provide a recording to watch at a convenient time.
Yes, we can cover any other access costs that may otherwise present a barrier to you being able to participate in the activity. Access costs include things like childcare and other caring costs; BSL, language and other interpretation costs; as well as access support workers, or any other access costs you might face.
To apply for this funding, please complete a Bursary & Access Fund form once you have booked your place at this event.
