• Invest National Lottery money • Largest dedicated funder of heritage in the UK

since 1994 • We have funded over 2,500 community and

voluntary groups across Scotland

Who are we?

What is heritage?

Built Heritage•Historic buildings•Archaeological sites•Historic cemeteries•Bridges•Monuments•Churches•Harbours •Townscapes

What is heritage?

Natural Heritage• Woodlands and forests• Mountains • Coasts and rivers • Bogs and wetlands• Species and habitats• Historic parks and gardens

What is heritage?

Cultural Heritage•Oral histories•History of language and dialects•Traditional stories and crafts•Heritage skills•History of music and dance•Histories of people, communities, places and events

What is heritage?

Industrial Heritage•History of fishing, mining and agriculture •Maritime•Transport

Museums and Archives•Museums •Archives and records•Libraries (special collections)

Projects that provide a lasting benefit for

• People

• Heritage

• Communities

What we fund

Outcomes Heritage• Better managed• In better condition• Better interpreted and explained• Identified/recorded

People• Developed skills• Learnt about heritage• Changed their attitudes and/or behaviour• Had an enjoyable experience • Volunteered time

Communities • Negative environmental impacts will be reduced• More people and a wider range of people will have engaged with heritage• Local communities will be a better place to live, work or visit • Organisations will be more resilient• Local economies will be boosted

Grant Programmes

• Sharing Heritage• Our Heritage• Heritage Grants• First World War• Young Roots• Grants for Places of Worship • Start Up Grants• Parks for People

Sharing Heritage

• Grants of £3,000 to £10,000• Small-scale heritage projects• Not-for-profit organisations• No application deadline• Projects that last no more than

one year• Weighted outcome for this

programme ‘people will have learnt about heritage’

Our Heritage

• Grants from £10,000 - £100,000• 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

• Usually no more than three years to complete

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 £2million

• Can pay up to 95% (90% over £2million)

Young Roots

• Grants of £10,000 to £50,000• Engaging young people in heritage• Partnership between a heritage and youth organisation • Led by young people (11 to 25 years) • No application deadlines

Young Roots

• Designed to encourage young people aged 11 – 25 years to take part in activities exploring heritage

• Help local youth organisations work with young people to explore heritage

• Opportunity for heritage organisations to work with young people in a supported way

Young Roots

• Opportunity for young people to gain accreditation for example Duke of Edinburgh or John Muir awards

• How will the young people share their learning with the wider community?

• Young Roots projects designed to take no more than two years to complete

First World War: then and now

• Grants of £3,000 to £10,000• Explore, conserve and share

the heritage of the First World War

• No application deadlines• Projects that last no more than

two years• Weighted outcome for this

programme ‘people will have learnt about heritage’

Case Study: Stories of Papermaking in Linlithgow - intergenerational project

• £7,300 awarded to West Lothian Local History Library in July 2013

• Participants researched the papermaking industry in Linlithgow• Younger generation learnt about the local heritage of the area

from ex-mill workers

Case Study: Stories of Papermaking in Linlithgow – intergenerational projectActivities•Former mill employees met weekly with pupils from the local primary school•Research visits to the Local History Museum•Interview training by the Living Memory Association•Day trip to the paper mill in Markinch •Walking tour to see the remains of the mill buildings•Paper making session with a local artist•End of project exhibition

Oral History projects

What is oral history? •Everyone has a unique story to tell •First hand evidence of the past•Memories and feelings •Opinions and attitudes•A process that helps people make sense of their lives•Can be passed down through generations

Oral History projects

•We funded our first oral history project in 1998

•We have awarded funding to more than 3,100 projects with a strong oral history focus across the UK

•77% led by community and voluntary groups

•Oral History good practice guidance available to download on our website

Planning an oral history project

• Who will interview people? • How will volunteers be trained in interviewing and

transcribing? • Is there an interest or need to research a specific theme?• Has a similar topic been covered by another organisation?• How many people will you interview and for how long? • Where will the interviews be deposited and will they be

accessible after the project has finished? • How much will the project cost? Time intensive, equipment,

software, training, translation and transcribing• What other activities could you include in an oral history

project? Workshops, research visits, community events, exhibitions or a website

Top Tips for applying to HLF

Your application demonstrates that the project:

• Has a clear heritage focus

• Meets our outcomes for heritage, people and communities

• Is an appropriate response to a need or opportunity

• Is financially realistic and has a clear need for lottery funding

• Is well planned and managed

• Will be delivered by an organisation capable of completing the project

• Offers value for money

Common pitfalls in projects

• The project has no heritage focus

• It does not meet outcomes for heritage, people and communities

• It has already started

• It delivers what could be considered ‘everyday work’ of an organisation

• It is too ambitious for the organisation/not ambitious enough!

• High cost of maintaining project benefits post completion

• Not enough partnership funding

• Poor value for money

The application journeyIdea• Read the relevant guidance

• Fill in a project enquiry form online and submit it

• Listen to advice given by the Development team

Application • Describe what you want to do clearly and succinctly

• Assume we have no prior knowledge

• Make sure project costs add up

• Ask someone who does not know the project to read a draft application form

• Attach supporting documents and submit online

• Leave enough time for assessment

Project• If you’re successful you must apply to HLF for permission to

start (don’t begin without us!)

• Keep in touch during the project

Find out more

• Visit our website www.hlf.org.uk • Oral History good practice guidance http://www.hlf.org.uk/oral-history• Case Study http://generationsworkingtogether.org/networks/case-

studies/stories-of-paper-making-in-linlithgow-intergenerational-project• Fill in a project enquiry form online • Contact the Development Team in our Edinburgh office • Like us on Facebook - Heritage Lottery Fund Scotland • Follow us on Twitter @HLFScotland