{"id":36075,"date":"2023-04-04T17:27:10","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T16:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=36075"},"modified":"2023-04-04T17:27:10","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T16:27:10","slug":"hes-2m-available-to-help-safeguard-scotlands-historic-environment-supporting-express-grants-and-interim-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=36075","title":{"rendered":"HES: \u00a32M available to help safeguard Scotland\u2019s historic environment, supporting \u2018express grants and interim works\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.historicenvironment.scot\/media\/9346\/image001.jpg?anchor=center&amp;mode=crop&amp;width=800&amp;height=480&amp;rnd=133233467070000000\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-36076\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/HES_040423.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a>Historic Environment\u00a0 Scotland (HES) has announced the launch of the new Historic Environment Grant fun, which makes express grants and interim works for heritage assets available to communities for the first time.<\/h3>\n<h6><em>image: HES<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u2026 HES will fund tangible and intangible heritage\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<p>HES writes:<\/p>\n<p>\u00a32 million is available to communities across Scotland this year as a new project-based funding scheme is launched by Historic Environment Scotland (HES) today (Wednesday 15 March).<\/p>\n<p>Grants from \u00a31,000 to \u00a3500,000 are now available as part of Historic Environment Grants which replaces a number of HES\u2019s previous funding programmes including its Repair Grant and Support Fund schemes. Historic Environment Grants will be open largely to not-for-profit organisations such as charities, local authorities, religious bodies and community groups, to help further support Scotland\u2019s diverse historic building stock, as well as supporting skills and the retrofit agenda.<\/p>\n<p>There are three funding streams available:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>express grants of \u00a31,000 to \u00a325,000,<\/li>\n<li>small grants of \u00a325,001 to \u00a3100,000, and<\/li>\n<li>large grants of \u00a3100,001 to \u00a3500,000.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Expressions of interest can be submitted throughout the year, and applications will be accepted all year for express grants and three times per year for small and large grants.<\/p>\n<p>To be considered for funding, applicants must be able to show how their project can contribute to key priority areas including engagement, place making, repair and resilience, climate action, skills and the economy.<\/p>\n<p>Through the programme, HES will fund tangible and intangible heritage \u2013 from historic buildings and gardens to skills, stories and traditions \u2013 as well as development work, which is not something that HES has traditionally funded in the past.<\/p>\n<p>As well as supporting repair and consolidation works, management plans and resilience planning and training, applications can also be focused on other aspects of Scotland\u2019s historic environment including archaeological excavations and research and outreach and learning activities. The scheme is also seeking to support the use of local materials where possible, for example supporting with the cost of the repair and maintenance of thatched roofs through grant awards where local materials are being used.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, interim works up to \u00a350,000 will be available for significant heritage assets that are at immediate risk of loss or damage.<\/p>\n<p>Susan O\u2019Connor, Head of Grants at HES said:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As a result of extensive consultation activity that was carried out last year, we have developed the new Historic Environment Grants scheme which is a flexible, inclusive and easily accessible funding programmme.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot only can applicants apply for capital and activity costs under one programme, but we are now able to offer express grants and fund interim works for vulnerable heritage assets up to \u00a350,000, which is a first for the sector.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHistoric Environment Grants will help ensure that the projects we support have a long-term impact on the people and places of Scotland, and we very much look forward to working with communities across the country to help secure a sustainable future for Scotland\u2019s historic environment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since HES was established in 2015, it has offered approximately \u00a395.9m in grants using Grant in Aid provided by the Scottish Government.<\/p>\n<p>Culture Minister Neil Gray said:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Inclusive and accessible funding for communities and organisations looking to engage with, preserve and protect our historic environment is vital.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs these grants can have a significant impact on places and people, in particular supporting training and skills development in local communities, I would encourage those with relevant projects to apply for the new Historic Environment Grants funding scheme.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Historic Environment Grants follows on from the launch of HES\u2019s Heritage &amp; Place Programme, which is a place-based funding programme. Both funding programmes are the result of a review that HES carried out of its grant schemes as well as public consultation.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn--primary btn--icon push-half--bottom\" href=\"https:\/\/www.historicenvironment.scot\/grants-and-funding\/our-grants\/historic-environment-grants-programme\/\">Find out more about the Historic Environment Grants programme<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To submit an expression of interest, visit the\u00a0<a title=\"HES grants portal\" href=\"https:\/\/historicenvironmentscotland.smartsimpleuk.com\/s_Login.jsp\">HES Grants Portal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.historicenvironment.scot\/about-us\/news\/2-million-available-to-help-safeguard-scotland-s-historic-environment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Historic Environment\u00a0 Scotland (HES) has announced the launch of the new Historic Environment Grant fun, which makes express grants and interim works for heritage assets available to communities for the first time. image: HES<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36075","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sector-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36075","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=36075"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36075\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36077,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36075\/revisions\/36077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=36075"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=36075"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=36075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}