English Heritage (EH) has issued the Historic Environment Commissions Report for 2007-10, IMPACT, which for first time covers projects funded under the Historic Environment Enabling Programme (HEEP) and the Aggregate Levy Sustainability fund (ALSF).
EH is also reminding stakeholders that in July 2010 HEEP was re-launched as the ‘National Heritage Protection Commissions Programme’ (NHPCP). Under the re-launch, the aims of the grant scheme are being changed to align more closely with the National Heritage Protection Plan (NHPP), EH’s new strategy to prioritise and deliver heritage protection for the next four years (2011-2015).
EH notes that a new version of the Guidance for Applicants reflecting these changes is available on the National Heritage Protection Commissions Programme (NHPCP) web pages.
EH also writes:
‘The projects that we enable through grants from these programmes deliver understanding of the past, and encourage people to value, care for, and enjoy their historic environment. In financial years 2007-10 we distributed c£19m on projects commissioned against national priorities in support of SHAPE English Heritage’s Strategic framework for Historic environment Activities and Programmes….
Following the Government’s 2010 Comprehensive Spending review, which resulted in a significant reduction in public spending the Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund (ALSF) was abolished on 31 March 2011….
All project reports received to date are available on the Archaeology Data Service website and the Sustainable Aggregates website. Reports on marine projects funded via the Marine Environment Protection Fund with advice from English Heritage can be found on the Marine Environment Protection Fund website.
… As part of this new method of funding to a stricter framework, NHPCP will be procuring more work through the tender process and publishing regular calls for proposals under particular NHPP measures (details below). We will still fund unsolicited proposals, however the funds available for this are significantly diminished.’
On IMPACT see: LINK
On the Archaeology Data Service see: LINK
On SHAPE see: LINK
On the Sustainable Aggregates site see: LINK
On the Marine Environment Protection Fund see: LINK
On the National Heritage Protection Commissions Programme (NHPCP) see: LINK
For EH current tender links see: LINK
For the EH procurement portal see: LINK
For general information on the NHPP see IHBC NewsBlog: LINK
