Emergency grants to help fund urgent maintenance, repairs and investigations at historic sites and buildings across England due to the impact of the coronavirus/COVID-19 outbreak.
This £3 million temporary funding stream offers grants of up to £25,000 (plus any irrecoverable VAT) per property. The funding is for work that is urgently required and cannot proceed in the next 12 months without this funding. The work funded must be started before 31 October 2020 and completed by 30 September 2021.
In order to ensure the grant funding is focused on those most affected by COVID-19, priority will be given to applications seeking funding for:
Applications will be accepted from owners, leaseholders (with a 21 year full repairing lease), and charitable bodies and trustees responsible for the maintenance and repair of:
There is a two-stage application process.
The deadline for Expressions of Interest is Sunday, 28 June 2020.