The National Churches Trust has launched its new grants programme in line with its new strategy for 2019-2023.
The funding is for projects which can demonstrate how they meet the outcome in line with the new strategy:
o Preserving heritage;
o Promoting sustainability; and
o Inspiring support.
o Promoting sustainability; and
o Inspiring support.
The Trust’s Gateway Grants programme is designed to support churches that are preparing for a major project. Funding should help develop a project’s development and investigative work up to RIBA planning stage 1 and to the point at which a major grant funder can be approached. Some grants will also be awarded to local church trusts for strategic or capacity building projects
Places of worship of any Christian denomination may apply for a grant of between £3,000 and £10,000. Applications may be made by listed and unlisted places of worship. Match funding of at least 50% is required. Applicants should have already raised 50% of the total project cost in place before applying..
To be eligible, applicants must show that:
o The building is a Christian place of worship (but not a cathedral) within the UK, and open for at least six services of public worship each year;
o They own the building or have the right to carry out the work. If the church is not part of a major denomination, then the denomination must be registered with Churches Together in Britain and Ireland or have charitable status;
o The place of worship was built as a place of worship originally and is more than 30 years old;
o The works must be to the main church building either directly part of the building or attached to it;
o The building is open to the public for a minimum of 100 days a year beyond worship use;
o Have already raised at least 50% of the total project cost;
o The project has not yet started;
o The project is being led by a qualified professional, with conservation accreditation from a recognised institution if it is a listed building;
o Have two quotes in place for each element of the work in the application; and
o Have any necessary permissions in place.
o They own the building or have the right to carry out the work. If the church is not part of a major denomination, then the denomination must be registered with Churches Together in Britain and Ireland or have charitable status;
o The place of worship was built as a place of worship originally and is more than 30 years old;
o The works must be to the main church building either directly part of the building or attached to it;
o The building is open to the public for a minimum of 100 days a year beyond worship use;
o Have already raised at least 50% of the total project cost;
o The project has not yet started;
o The project is being led by a qualified professional, with conservation accreditation from a recognised institution if it is a listed building;
o Have two quotes in place for each element of the work in the application; and
o Have any necessary permissions in place.
Funding is not available for:
o Buildings that have been converted into places of worship, such as shops, offices or houses;
o Chapels within hospitals, hospices, schools or prisons or other such institutions;
o Projects that have started before the application was submitted;
o Construction of new places of worship or separate structures;
o Works to cathedral buildings;
o Works to buildings that were not originally constructed as a place of worship;
o Works to an existing building that is separate from the existing place of worship (even if it is on the same site, a church hall, or owned by the church);
o Works required due to negligence;
o Repairs to, or scheduled maintenance of boilers, clocks, organs, wall paintings, bells, monuments, fittings and fixtures and solar panels;
o Reordering, lighting, electricity, and AV;
o Works to boundary walls, paths, churchyards, churchyard monuments or car parks;
o Stained glass restoration (unless urgent repairs to window structure, or the building is no longer watertight); or
o Construction of new places of worship or church halls.
o Chapels within hospitals, hospices, schools or prisons or other such institutions;
o Projects that have started before the application was submitted;
o Construction of new places of worship or separate structures;
o Works to cathedral buildings;
o Works to buildings that were not originally constructed as a place of worship;
o Works to an existing building that is separate from the existing place of worship (even if it is on the same site, a church hall, or owned by the church);
o Works required due to negligence;
o Repairs to, or scheduled maintenance of boilers, clocks, organs, wall paintings, bells, monuments, fittings and fixtures and solar panels;
o Reordering, lighting, electricity, and AV;
o Works to boundary walls, paths, churchyards, churchyard monuments or car parks;
o Stained glass restoration (unless urgent repairs to window structure, or the building is no longer watertight); or
o Construction of new places of worship or church halls.
The 2019 deadlines for applications are:
o Thursday 10 January 2019;
o Thursday 9 May 2019; and
o Thursday 12 September 2019.
o Thursday 9 May 2019; and
o Thursday 12 September 2019.
Guidance notes and an application for are available on the National Churches Trust website.
Contact details for the Trust are:
The National Churches Trust
7 Tufton Street
London
SW1P 3QB
Tel: 020 7222 0605
Email: grants@
7 Tufton Street
London
SW1P 3QB
Tel: 020 7222 0605
Email: grants@
(Source: GRIN)
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