The second call for the RICHeS Access Fund, offering grants up to £20,000 to museums, galleries, archives, libraries, and community organisations, is open until 15 December, enabling access to heritage science facilities, collections, and expertise. RICHeS is the UK’s national research infrastructure for conservation and heritage science. Run by the Arts and Humanities Reseach Council,…
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Nantwich Museum Recieves NLHF Grant for ‘Nantwich Salt’ Project
Nantwich Museum in Cheshire has received a National Heritage Lottery Fund grant (NLHF) for the ‘Nantwich Salt: the story behind the growth of the town’ project. The project aims to improve interpretation, accessibility, and public understanding of Nantwich’s salt-making heritage, which had a profound impact on the development of the town. Salt-production in Nantwich dates…
Esmee Fairbarin Communities & Collections Fund 2027
The Esmée Fairbairn Communities and Collections Fund is now open for applications for 2027. The fund, run by the Museums Association, supports work by museums and community organisations, including industrial heritage sites, to strengthen communities, using their collections. Grants of up to £110,000 over a maximum of three years, can be applied for. The Museum…
Autumn Grants Update for Eligible Industrial Heritage Museums & Sites
This autumn’s round of heritage grants include three available for industrial heritage museums (accredited or working towards accreditation) and other industrial sites. Museum Learning and Engagement Grants Museum Development is delivering the ‘Museum Learning and Engagement Grants’ on behalf of Arts Council England, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), and the Department for…
New Fundraising Toolkit & Guide for Arts, Culture, & Heritage Organisations
A new fundraising toolkit and guide has been published by Arts Fundraising & Philanthropy and Arts Council England (ACE) to support arts, culture, and heritage organisations as the sector faces growing financial pressures and the need to diversify income. The research, which will be relevant to all industrial heritage sites and museums, was commissioned by ACE. The…
Revised Guidance for Individuals Raising Funds for (Industrial Heritage) Charities
The Charity Commission and the Fundraising Regulator published in June 2026 new, joint, guidance to help people who want to raise funds for charity. This will have a direct impact on those supporting charitable industrial heritage sites and many industrial archaeology groups and societies who raise funds for their activities and projects. The guidance provides…
Canal & River Trust Recieves Extra Funding for Canal Repairs
With the British canal system facing pressures from extreme weather and rising maintenance costs, the UK Government has announced that it is providing an addtional £6.5 million in funding for the Canal and River Trust (CRT), who care for the majority of the canals and river navigations in England and Wales. This in addition to…
Refreshed Heritage Funding Directory Now Live
The Heritage Alliance have unveiled the new and improved Heritage Funding Directory. The refreshed directory has been sponsored by Historic Houses Foundation, PixelFridge, and the Architectural Heritage Fund. The Hertiage Funding Directory is a great place to epxlore grants for conservation projects, community heritage initiatives, or organisational development. To learn more about how the Heritage…
Data (Use and Access) Bill 2025 and Industrial Heritage Sites
The Data (Use and Access) Bill passed both Houses of the UK Parliament on 11 June 2025 and now awaits Royal Assent. Among the key reforms being introduced by the Bill are new powers to establish Smart Data schemes and a statutory trust framework for Digital Verification Services. This bill proposes new soft opt-in laws…
Heritage Art Risk Capital Fund 2025
Historic England’s ‘Heritage at Risk Capital Fund is a special 1-year, £15 million, fund to give grants to heritage at risk, helping people to save the historic sites in England that are most important to them. Designed to be spent in areas with an index of Multiple Deprivation of 1, 2, or 3, this funding…
