Tewkesbury Borough Council | Rural England Prosperity Fund - Grants for Enhancing Cultural, Historical, and Heritage Institutions

(Applications Now Closed)

Tewkesbury Borough Council has allocated £100,000 from the Government’s Rural England Prosperity Fund (REPF) towards Enhancing Cultural, Historical, and Heritage Institutions.

Who is eligible?

  • Registered Charities
  • Charitable Incorporated Organisations
  • Community Interest Companies
  • Companies Limited by Guarantee
  • Town and Parish Councils

What will be funded?

You must use the funding on capital projects. This means you must spend the grants on lasting assets such as a building or equipment. Capital grants can cover the following:

  • Development, restoration, or refurbishment of local natural, cultural, heritage assets and sites. This includes blue and green space.
  • Improvement of visitor experience and accessibility of local natural, cultural, heritage assets and sites. This includes blue and green space.

How much funding is available?

Grants of between £2,500 and £24,999 can be requested, with 15% match funding required from applicants.

How to apply

The grant application process for 2024/25 funding, which is being administered by GRCC, is now open and the closing date for applicants is 5pm, Monday, 18th November 2024.

Applications for 2024/25 funding can be submitted at any time until the closing date.

Please use the links below to read the application guidelines, and then submit your application using the form.

REPF Enhancing Existing Cultural Historical Institutions Guidelines (pdf, 255KB)

REPF Enhancing Cultural, Historical and Heritage Institutions Online Application Form.

UK Subsidy Control Confirmation and Declaration

On 18th March 2024 we held an online information session covering both the Energy Efficiency for Community Buildings and the Enhancing Cultural, Historical and Heritage Institutions grants.   Please see the notes from the Q&A and the slides from the presentation for extra information.

All applications should be submitted using the application form, before the closing date of 5pm, Monday, 18th November 2024.

If you have questions or need help with your application, please contact Louise Fletcher at GRCC - email louisef@grcc.org.uk or phone 01452 528491.