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Conservation Report and Groundwork Grants

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This call is open to registered charities, non-profits and local authorities and 1 other, at idea and R&D stage and prototype and pilot stage. Funding is a grant. Coverage is read from the notice itself: United Kingdom.

Summary

Grants to fund conservation reports and groundwork activities that prepare historic churches for larger conservation projects. Eligible applicants are organizations managing or responsible for historic church buildings seeking to undertake preliminary assessment and planning work.

Summary by Raise Lens from the official notice · 14 Aug 2026Accurate?

About this grant

These grants fund conservation reports, surveys and feasibility studies that lay the groundwork for larger heritage conservation projects. The focus is on buildings and structures of cultural or historical significance. Non-profit organisations, charities, local authorities, universities and research institutions based in the UK are eligible. Applicants must demonstrate that the preparatory work will lead to a clear pathway towards implementing a larger conservation project. Projects at the idea and research stage or prototype and pilot stage are welcome. Grants are available to organisations undertaking conservation work on heritage assets, particularly those affiliated with or supported by a UK religious institution.

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Key requirements

  • ✓Project must be a conservation report or groundwork activity at a historic church
  • ✓Activity must serve as precursor to a larger conservation project
  • ✓Applicant must be responsible for or managing the historic church building
  • ✓Funder is The Archbishops' Council, suggesting Church of England context

Frequently asked questions

Who can apply for Conservation Report and Groundwork Grants?
Eligibility covers organisations in GB; charity, nonprofit, local-authority, community-group.

Relevant sectors

How this compares

  • Compared with 29 similar grants (buildings in United Kingdom) listed in the last 12 months.
  • Similar grants that state a value range from $13k to $106m, with a median of $125k (5 grants).
  • The same organisation listed 3 other similar grants here in the last 12 months.

Figures are computed from notices listed on Raise Lens in the same sector and country over the last 12 months.

About this sector

Sustainable buildings funding covers low-energy new build, deep retrofit, building performance data and healthier indoor environments. Public owners procure design and works through tenders, while grants support innovation and community schemes. Bids are usually judged on measured performance, cost and delivery experience in occupied buildings.

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Quick facts

Sourcefunder-discovery
EligibilityGB
Org typescharity, nonprofit, local-authority, community-group
Last verified14 Aug 2026

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