Parks for People (HLF)

This grant is part of the Heritage Lottery Fund programme. Full details of other programmes can be found on the Heritage Lottery Page.

Parks for People offers grants for projects involving urban or rural green spaces designed for informal recreation and enjoyment.

The definition of a park for this programme is as follows:
- an existing designed urban or rural green space, the main purpose of which is for informal recreation and enjoyment.
- it includes parks, gardens, squares, walks and promenades.

What is the funding for?

The priorities for selection of a park for funding are:
- the community values the park as part of their heritage;
- the parks meets local social, economic and environmental needs;
- and the park actively involves local people.

The five outcomes for your proposed project must be:
- increasing the range of audiences
- conserving and improving the heritage value
- increasing the range of volunteers involved
- increasing knowledge and skills
- improving management and maintenance

How much money is available?

£250,000 to £5 million.

Who can apply?

Although they expect most applications through this programme to be led by local authorities, they welcome applications from other not-for-profit
organisations that own or lease public parks.

When to apply?

The closing dates for applications are 1st March 2010 for a decision in June 2010 and 31st August 2010 for a decision in December 2010.

How to apply

If you believe that your project meets the criteria for this grant, complete and submit the pre-application form online to receive further help on applying for a grant.

They strongly recommend that you read the application introduction and help notes before sending in a preapplication enquiry.

Contact your regional/country development team
* For further help and advice please contact your regional/country development team.

For more information on any of the above look at the website.

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