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National Lottery Heritage Fund sets out its 2026-29 delivery plan, pledging over £1.4bn including £20m for young people and £130m for at-risk heritage.
The National Lottery Heritage Fund has laid out its plans to invest more than £1.4bn over the next three years.
The plan covers 2026 to 2029 and sets out investment across every local authority in the UK, and is part of its larger 10-year Heritage 2033 strategy.
It says £20m will be earmarked for projects that engage more young people with heritage, with around £130m for heritage most at risk, covering places of worship, historic ships and museum collections.
Its key priorities also include support for heritage skills, employment and volunteering; bringing heritage assets back into use through Heritage Enterprise grants; helping heritage organisations become more financially sustainable; and supporting the sector to respond to climate risk.
The Heritage Fund said around 95% of its grant decisions are made by teams and committees based in the nation or area where projects are located. It also said it would work to make its funding application process simpler, in response to feedback from applicants and partners.
Eilish McGuinness, chief executive of the National Lottery Heritage Fund, said: “Our enhanced support for children and young people, alongside our commitment to backing innovative projects that create volunteering, employment and training opportunities, is made possible thanks to National Lottery players and the outstanding projects and partners we work with.”
Since launching Heritage 2033 in 2023, the Heritage Fund has supported more than 1,750 projects, investing £885m. Strategic initiatives launched over that period include Heritage Places, which will invest at least £200m over ten years, and Landscape Connections, which will invest at least £150m over ten years.
National Lottery Heritage Fund sets out £1.4bn plan over next three years
Meta description: National Lottery Heritage Fund sets out its 2026-29 delivery plan, pledging over £1.4bn including £20m for young people and £130m for at-risk heritage.
The National Lottery Heritage Fund has laid out its plans to invest more than £1.4bn over the next three years.
The plan covers 2026 to 2029 and sets out investment across every local authority in the UK, and is part of its larger 10-year Heritage 2033 strategy.
It says £20m will be earmarked for projects that engage more young people with heritage, with around £130m for heritage most at risk, covering places of worship, historic ships and museum collections.
Its key priorities also include support for heritage skills, employment and volunteering; bringing heritage assets back into use through Heritage Enterprise grants; helping heritage organisations become more financially sustainable; and supporting the sector to respond to climate risk.
The Heritage Fund said around 95% of its grant decisions are made by teams and committees based in the nation or area where projects are located. It also said it would work to make its funding application process simpler, in response to feedback from applicants and partners.
Eilish McGuinness, chief executive of the National Lottery Heritage Fund, said: “Our enhanced support for children and young people, alongside our commitment to backing innovative projects that create volunteering, employment and training opportunities, is made possible thanks to National Lottery players and the outstanding projects and partners we work with.”
Since launching Heritage 2033 in 2023, the Heritage Fund has supported more than 1,750 projects, investing £885m. Strategic initiatives launched over that period include Heritage Places, which will invest at least £200m over ten years, and Landscape Connections, which will invest at least £150m over ten years.
