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

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

West Lothian is a priority area for HLF from 2013

What is a priority area?

Projects achieving outcomes for:• Heritage• People• Communities

Projects that make a lasting difference

Grant programmes

Small(£3,000 - £10,000)

Medium(£10,000 - £100,000)

Large(over £100,000) two stage process

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

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

Grants up to £10,000

• Start up grants• Celebrate

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

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

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

Grants over £100,000

• Heritage Enterprise• Parks for People• Landscape Partnerships• Townscape Heritage• Grants for Places of Worship

How can we help?

Project Enquiry advice – online formWebsite www.hlf.org.uk

• Application materials • Guidance documents• Case studies – examples of projects we’ve funded

Contact us

Megan Combe, Development OfficerHeritage Lottery Fund38 Thistle StreetEdinburghEH2 1EN0131 225 9450MeganC@hlf.org.uk

New – follow us on twitter@HLFScotland

External Funding and Community Council’s

Douglas Grierson, Community Regeneration Officer, Regeneration and Employability

What I want to cover

• A general overview of External Funding

• West Lothian Council’s Village Improvement Fund

External Funding

• Lottery • Trusts• Statutory bodies/ Council,

Government Europe• Other

Other

• Banks/financial institutions• Companies• General fundraising; events, bag filling, sponsorship etc.

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

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

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.

Support and information available

• Regular Funding Newsletter;• Regular Funding Events/surgeries;• Officer support available;

Q&A and contact details

Dougie GriersonCommunity Regeneration Officer Area ServicesTel: 01506 281088Mob: 07500 816852e-mail: douglas.grierson@westlothian.gov.uk