Grants
Heritage in Need: Places of Worship
The Heritage Lottery Fund is investing £100m to support places of worship over the next three years. Grants ranging from £10,000 to £10m are available towards large projects that can ensure places of worship can be sustainable community assets for generations to come.
https://www.heritagefund.org.uk/news/how-well-help-secure-future-uks-places-worship
Criteria and Application Pathways
Places of Worship Protective Security Funding Scheme
This scheme provides funding for places of worship and associated faith community centres that are vulnerable to hate crime and aim to reduce hate crime so that people can feel safe to attend worship and practise their religion freely.
Vulnerable places of worship can apply for physical protective security measures, such as CCTV, secure fencing, and intruder alarms. You can apply if you have experienced hate crime at your place of worship, or if you feel that your place of worship is vulnerable to hate crime. Please see the link below for more information and guidance on how to apply to either of these schemes.
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/places-of-worship-security-funding-scheme
Repairs and Maintenance
Historic Building Maintenance and Repair Capital Grant Programme 2022-23
Cadw is inviting applications for the Historic Building Maintenance and Repair Capital Grant Programme 2022-23.
Details are on Cadw’s website at Historic buildings grant | Cadw (gov.wales)
Community assets that are listed for their special architectural or historic interest have an important part to play in the well-being and vitality of communities across Wales. Their viability and resilience as we face the challenges of climate change is underpinned by routine repair and maintenance. Therefore, the Historic Buildings Maintenance and Repair Capital Grant Programme 2022/23 is intended to offer financial assistance towards the maintenance and repair of historic community assets, such as village and community halls, institutes, libraries, war memorials and places of worship that are open for wider community use.
A grant of 75% of grant eligible works up to a maximum of £25,000 per property is available for a range of small scale maintenance and repairs which are necessary to keep community assets in good order, such as:
- clearing rainwater gutters, valleys and downpipes;
- repairing or replacing sections of damaged rainwater goods, minor roof repairs, slipped slates/tiles/ridges etc;
- leadwork/flashing repair/renewal;
- small-scale rebuilding works eg. chimney stacks/parapets;
- localised masonry repairs or re-pointing;
- joinery repairs and redecoration;
- glazing repairs;
- plasterwork repairs;
- boundary wall and railing repairs.
The work should be undertaken by a contractor with conservation skills / experience of historic buildings, and depending on the complexity of the works, should be specified by a conservation accredited architect or chartered surveyor.
Children, Youth and Families
Grants of up to £1,000 are available to churches and groups planning projects tio benefit work with children, youth and families'
Download the Application Form here
Grants for Clergy and their Families
There are many charitable organisations that offer financial support to clergy, their families and to ordinands.
Click on the links below to find details in the respective subject areas:
Turn 2 us
https://www.turn2us.org.uk/Get-Support
Turn2us is a national charity that helps people in financial hardship to gain access to welfare benefits, charitable grants and support services. The website has a search engine to look for grants and assistance.
The Listed Places of Worship (LPW) Grant Scheme gives grants that cover the VAT incurred in making repairs to listed buildings in use as places of worship. The scheme covers repairs to the fabric of the building, along with associated professional fees, plus repairs to turret clocks, pews, bells and pipe organs