Historic England intends to continue its support to the sector using funding to build capacity in accordance with the sector plan Heritage 2020, but a new or revised programme needs to be launched in 2016, if new funding agreements are to be in place for 1 April 2017, so an evaluation of English Heritage’s support for capacity building to date is being launched.
These developments are intended to make sure that lessons learned from the existing National Capacity Building programme are applied to any future programme, and that management processes are reviewed to ensure efficiency and effectiveness of funding are maximised.
The project is being commissioned by English Heritage, with the support of the Heritage Lottery Fund.
The aim of the evaluation is to:
- Review the quality and effectiveness of current and previous projects and statutory consultee activity, identifying what works.
- Identify future programme challenges, opportunities, priorities and infrastructure, taking into account the changing sector context.
For more information and to submit an expression of interest, see the English Heritage website
