# Matched giving requirement dropped from local heritage grants

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2003/01/23/matched-giving-requirement-dropped-local-heritage-grants/
- Published: 2003-01-23T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

A new grant structure introduced by the Local Heritage Initiative will give communities
across England more power to care for the natural, built, industrial, archaeological
features and customs that make up their area’s past.
Community groups wishing to
undertake projects of this type can now apply for 100% grants up to £25,000 without
any requirement to provide matched funding. A percentage of these funds will also
be made available in advance to allow schemes to get underway without financial 
constraints.

The Local Heritage Initiative was set up in 2000. It is administered by the Countryside
Agency and funded through the Heritage Lottery Fund. Until now, groups wishing to
undertake a heritage project have need to provide an element of matched funding,
usually 5% of the overall cost. They have also been required to claim back funds
after payment, rather than being able to benefit from cash advances.

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