Presentation by Megan Combe and Dougie Grierson to the West Lothian Community Councils forum on 26th Sep 13, detailing the funding options available to local groups.
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HLF and WLC presentation to WL Community Councils Forum Sep 13
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2. Who we are
• One of four lottery funders in Scotland
• Support all types of heritage projects
• Award grants over £3,000
• £600m for Scotland‟s heritage since 1994
3. What is heritage?
Historic buildings and sites
Natural heritage (e.g. historic parks, biodiversity etc)
Museums, archives and collections
Industrial, transport & maritime heritage
„Intangible‟ heritage (e.g. oral history, language and dialect, place names, cultural
traditions etc)
“Heritage is our legacy from the past, what we live with today
and what we pass on to future generations.” UNESCO
4. West Lothian is a priority
area for HLF from 2013
What is a priority area?
7. Sharing Heritage
• Celebrating community heritage
• Grants from £3,000 - £10,000
• Not-for-profit groups
• 8 week assessment
• No application deadline
• Projects have to meet minimum of
one outcome for people
8. First World War: then & now
• For communities to explore,
conserve and share their First
World War heritage
• Grants from £3,000 - £10,000
• 8 week assessment
• No application deadline
• For projects that benefit all ages
but will prioritise young people
• Projects have to meet minimum
of one outcome for people
9. Grants up to £10,000
• Start up grants
• Celebrate
10. Our Heritage
• Grants from £10,000 - £100,000
• Replaces Your Heritage
programme
• 8 week assessment
• No application deadlines
• Prioritise not-for profit groups
• Projects have to meet minimum
of one outcome for heritage and
one outcome for people
11. Young Roots
• Engaging young people in
heritage
• Led by young people (11 –
25yrs)
• Grants from £10,000 - £50,000
• 8 week assessment
• No application deadlines
• Partnerships between youth
and heritage organisations
• Developing young people‟s
skills
12. Heritage Grants
• Grants over £100,000
• Two round application process with
development funding
• Projects have to achieve at least
one outcome for heritage, people
communities (up to £2million)
• Regular deadlines
• Scotland committee make decision
on requests up to £2million
• UK Board make decision on
requests over £2m
13. Grants over £100,000
• Heritage Enterprise
• Parks for People
• Landscape Partnerships
• Townscape Heritage
• Grants for Places of Worship
14. How can we help?
Project Enquiry advice – online form
Website www.hlf.org.uk
• Application materials
• Guidance documents
• Case studies – examples of projects we‟ve funded
15. Contact us
Megan Combe, Development Officer
Heritage Lottery Fund
38 Thistle Street
Edinburgh
EH2 1EN
0131 225 9450
MeganC@hlf.org.uk
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@HLFScotland
16. External Funding and Community
Council’s
Douglas Grierson, Community Regeneration
Officer, Regeneration and Employability
17. What I want to cover
• A general overview of External Funding
• West Lothian Council’s Village
Improvement Fund
20. Are Community Councils eligible
and what are funders looking for?
• Community Council’s are eligible as a
general rule.
• As a statutory body some funders don’t
support applications.
• All funders fund projects, not general or
ongoing activities
• Work with other local groups where
possible
21. West Lothian Village Improvement
Fund
• Funding of £35k, £15 and £5k available to
villages across West Lothian in 2013/14
• Funding will be available in subsequent four
years although amounts to be finalised
• Capital projects only
• Should be revenue neutral where possible
22. West Lothian Village Improvement
Fund
•Projects can include:
•Street furniture;
•Improved village gateways;
•Landscaping, planting etc.;
•Addressing gap sites;
•Access in and around villages;
•Improved facilities for young people; and
•Investment in local community facilities.
23. Support and information available
• Regular Funding Newsletter;
• Regular Funding Events/surgeries;
• Officer support available;
24. Q&A and contact details
Dougie Grierson
Community Regeneration Officer
Area Services
Tel: 01506 281088
Mob: 07500 816852
e-mail: douglas.grierson@westlothian.gov.uk
Hinweis der Redaktion
Small grants programme - £3,000 -£10,000It’s at the same level as Sharing Heritage – all First World War projects at this level should come under this programme, not Sharing Heritage. Rolling programme - 8 week assessment. We will be funding good applications that involve people of all ages, however, if we are looking at projects in competition, then we will prioritise those that involve young people. (aged 11-25)We will fund activity and travel abroad to help people understand more about the nature and impact of this global war – see FAQs for more information about this.The programme will run until 2019. We are still funding First World War projects under other programmes – we have already spent more than £13million on First World War projects.