Applying for a grant

Application forms and details of deadline dates for receipt of completed forms are available for downloading below:

• Submission Deadline Dates for 2012 and general information regarding grant applications (6 December 2011)
• Submission deadline dates for 2011 and general information regarding grant applications (revised 7 March 2011)
• Guidance on eligibility of projects (revised 8 June 2010)
• Conditions of grant assistance (revised 8 June 2010)
• Application form for grant assistance (revised 11 January 2011)

Printed forms and guidance are also available by post. Please contact the Grants Administrator:

Mrs Linda M Francis
Nottinghamshire Historic Churches Trust
15 Tattershall Drive
Beeston
Nottingham
NG9 2GP

Telephone: 07757 800 919
e-mail: linda.francis15@ntlworld.com

The following organisations are also worth contacting:

• Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme
  The Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme (LPWGS), administered by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, refunds VAT on repairs and maintenance for listed places of worship within a fixed budget limit. The scheme, which started in 2001, has recently been extended until April 2015 albeit in a revised form with exclusions such as professional fees and repairs to clocks, pews, bells and organs. The way in which payments are claimed and calculated also changed in 2011 and it therefore advisable to check on the scheme's website for full details.
• National Churches Trust
  The National Churches Trust was launched in 2007 as the only national, non-profit organisation dedicated to supporting and promoting places of worship used by Christian denominations throughout the UK. The Trust promotes the use of these buildings by congregations and the wider community - underlining their importance to society.
• Nottinghamshire Building Preservation Trust
  The aim of the Trust is to protect, restore and enhance all historic buildings within the County of Nottinghamshire.
  
• Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings - Faith in Maintenance initiative
  Faith in Maintenance is a new initiative which aims to help volunteers who look after historic places of worship. They provide training to help you understand how your building works and how to solve problems caused by leaky gutters and blocked drains. The training courses are free and are available to any volunteer who helps to look after an historic place of worship.
• Waste Recycling Environmental Ltd (WREN)
  Waste Recycling Group formed Waste Recycling Environmental Ltd (WREN) in 1998 to ensure its own landfill tax credits are used cost effectively and benefit the maximum number of people, especially those who live near landfill sites. Since WREN's formation over £25million has been allocated to a variety of projects ranging from land reclamation, waste minimisation, recycling, environmental education, community facility enhancements and conservation.
• English Heritage
  English Heritage ensures that the historic environment of England is properly maintained and cared for. Repair Grants for Places of Worship in England 2002 - 2005 is a scheme jointly funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and English Heritage and gives grants for urgent repairs to listed buildings which are in regular use as a place of worship (excluding cathedrals).
• Heritage Lottery Fund
  The Heritage Lottery Fund distributes money raised by the national Lottery to support all aspects of heritage in the UK, from historic buildings and museums to archives, nature conservation and oral history.  They provide both capital grants (for buildings and equipment) and time-limited activity grants.
  
• Entrust
  ENTRUST is appointed by Her Majesty's Customs and Excise to regulate the Landfill Tax Credit Scheme (LTCS) through the provisions of the Landfill Tax Regulations 1996 and amendment regulations 2000 and 2003.
  

* Please note that the grant documents are in Adobe Acrobat format and you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print them. The software is free and can be downloaded from the Adobe website.

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Created: 20 July 2008 | Revised: 6 December 2011