A Wing and a Prayer - Highland & Moray Skills Development Programme
D&g under £100k may 2013
1.
2. Who we are
• One of four lottery funders in Scotland
• Support all types of heritage projects
• Award grants over £3,000
• £600m for Scotland’s heritage since 1994
3. Priority areas from 2013
What does it mean?
Why Dumfries and Galloway?
Development work
4. - Cree Valley Woodland Heritage
- Crichton Memorial Church restoration
- Gatehouse of Fleet in the Dark Ages
- Moffat Museum
- Dock Park
- Machars Archaeological Project
- Langholm Heritage Trail
- Mull of Galloway Lighthouse Project
Going forward….
What we have funded
5. Supporting projects that achieve outcomes for:
• Heritage
• People
• Communities
Projects that make a lasting difference
6. Outcomes for Heritage
• Better managed
• In better condition
• Better interpreted and
explained
• Identified and/or
recorded
7. Outcomes for People
• Developed skills
• Learnt about heritage
• Changed their attitudes
or behaviour
• Had an enjoyable
experience
• Volunteered time
8. Outcomes for Communities
• Environmental impacts will be reduced
• More people will have engaged with heritage
• Organisations will be more resilient
• Local economies will be boosted
• Local communities will be a better place to live
10. Sharing Heritage
• Celebrating community
heritage
• Grants from £3,000 - £10,000
• Not-for-profit groups
• Projects have to meet minimum
of one outcome for people
11. Our Heritage
• Grants from £10,000 - £100,000
• Who can apply: not for profit groups
and private owners of heritage
• Capital and activity projects
• Projects have to meet minimum of
one outcome for heritage and one
outcome for people
• Project plan
• Letters of support
• Briefs for commissioned work
• Job descriptions
• Conservation/ condition survey (if
applicable)
14. Young Roots
• Engaging young people in
heritage
• Led by young people (11 –
25yrs)
• Grants from £10,000 - £50,000
• Partnerships between youth
and heritage organisations
• Developing young people’s
skills
16. Special initiatives
First World War: Then and Now
• Exploring the legacy of the First
World War
• Community heritage focussed
• Aim to involve young people
• Grants from £3,000 - £10,000
• Not-for-profit groups
• Projects have to meet minimum
of one outcome for people
17. Special Initiatives
• To help
communities
celebrate the 2014
Games in Glasgow
• £500- £10,000
• Joint programme
from all 4 Scottish
Lottery distributers
18. Celebrate
• Communities come together through
arts, heritage, sports and
local celebrations of the
Commonwealth Games
• Communities celebrate the people,
places and culture of the
commonwealth
19. Developing capacity
Catalyst small Grants (£3,000 to £10,000)
• To help heritage organisations develop their
capacity for fundraising, especially from the
private sector
Transition Funding (£10,000 - £100,000)
• For previous HLF grant recipients
• Helping organisations that want to change e.g.
new skills, new structures/ governance, to
become more resilient
• Protecting HLF investment and heritage for the
long term
20. Making a good application
What we will assess
Completing an application
21. • No deadlines (apart from Catalyst) – apply when
you are ready
• Applications assessed in 8 weeks then next
decision meeting
• Decisions by Head of HLF in Scotland
• You will need to get three quotes for any cost over
£10,000 and follow open recruitment for any new
project officer posts
Requests under £100,000
22. Project enquiry
Get advice and act on it!
Submit full application when you are ready
Decision in less than 12 weeks
Start up meeting in Edinburgh
Application process
23. What we will assess
• Is there a clear heritage
focus?
• How does it meet HLF
outcomes?
• Is there a need for the
project to happen now?
• Will the project be well
managed and delivered?
• Does the project offer value
for money? [overall benefits
of the project in relation to
the grant request]
24. Common pitfalls in projects
• The project has no heritage focus
• Project has already started
• Project delivers what could be considered ‘everyday work’ of
an organisation
• Project is too ambitious for the organisation
• High costs of maintaining the project benefits after completion
• Not enough partnership funding
• No activities to engage people/communities
25. The application journey
Idea!
• Read the relevant guidance
• Fill in a project enquiry form online
• Act on advice given by Development Officer
Application
• Describe what you want to do clearly and succinctly
• Assume we have no prior knowledge
• Make sure the project costs add up
• Ask someone who does not know the project to read a draft application form
• Attach any 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 – regular updates and photos are a must
26. How can we help?
Project Enquiry advice – online form
Website www.hlf.org.uk
• Application materials
• Guidance documents
• Case studies – examples of projects we’ve funded
Notes de l'éditeur
Grants of £15,500 and £19,900 – making discoveries, adding to our knowledge of the landscapes and communities around us, involving volunteers with help from professional archaeologists
£6,600 for a project to celebrate the life, time and work of William Quarrier.140th anniversary of Quarriers Village in Renfrewshire. Founded by William Quarrier in 1871, the collection of foster homes cared for orphaned and destitute children. Site is still used to provide care services todayA pioneering approach to child care and poverty relief during the Victorian era and there remains a strong sense of community amongst staff and former residents. research the life and work of William Quarrier through archives and oral history interviews. It will culminate in a film and public exhibition at Scotland Street School Museum, Glasgow. Young people present what they learned through a film and exhibition.Project delivered in partnership with the Scout Association£49,800 for community education and arts project exploring the history of Livingston new town, which celebrates the 50th anniversary of its establishment in 2012.research, record and make public the story of Livingston over the past 5 decades. archival research, oral histories, and the investigation and interpretation of the town's heritage through visual arts. workshops and training to involve volunteers in researching and interpreting their heritageopportunities for wider community to increase their understanding of their heritage Outputs: an oral history archive, a volunteer-led exhibition travelling around community centres and venues in Livingston, a booklet on the oral history work, a documentary distributed to schools, a stained glass installation at Howden Park Arts Centre, a photobook interpreting the architecture and community of the town distributed to schools, and a mobile phone app utilising the council's digital image collection to showcase public art in Livingston.
OutcomesExpect to see projects looking at the history of a sport or the Games, and histories and links with commonwealth countries, cultures and communities
We want to encourage private giving to the sectorImprove financial sustainability of heritage organisationsUnlikely to fund costs of a fundraiserWILL fund things like the development of a Friends group, membership scheme, training for staff to increase fundraising skills within the organisation
Project enquiry not part of formal application process – not assessed as such – just getting advice – response in approximately 10 daysFirst round application with request for development funding – see handout for information requiredDevelopment phase – develop project proposal in more detail and prepare second round applicationSecond round application – see handout for information requiredDelivery phase/ development phase
Project enquiry not part of formal application process – not assessed as such – just getting advice – response in approximately 10 daysFirst round application with request for development funding – see handout for information requiredDevelopment phase – develop project proposal in more detail and prepare second round applicationSecond round application – see handout for information requiredDelivery phase/ development phase
