AHF Wales Funding Announcement 2022-23

The Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) has announced a renewed funding package of £350K from Cadw towards its ‘Heritage Transformed in Wales’ programme.

…offers early-stage Project Viability and Project Development Grants…

AHF writes:

A year on from the announcement of their strategic partnership, the Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) is thrilled to announce a renewed funding package of £350,000 from Cadw, the Welsh Government’s Historic Environment Division, towards its ‘Heritage Transformed in Wales’ programme. The programme, which is also supported by The Garfield Weston Foundation and the Pilgrim Trust, offers early-stage Project Viability and Project Development Grants, as well as a number of modest Cadw-funded Capital Works Grants to heritage regeneration projects across Wales.

In the last year, thanks to the generous support of our funders, the AHF was able to award 19 grants totalling £339,692. These included a Project Viability Grant to Brynaman Lido to support the community’s plans to take on ownership and restore the lido from the local authority; a Project Development Grant to advance plans for the Grade II-listed coach house and stables in Machynlleth to provide accommodation for visitors and a community space; and a capital grant to Capel Carmel on the Ll?n Peninsula to restore the Grade II-listed chapel house, which will provide long-term accommodation for the local community.

The AHF is delighted to continue this successful partnership with Cadw, in which it can continue to focus on making a difference in areas of need, both rural and urban. Additionally, the support from Cadw also allows the AHF’s Wales Development Manager to continue to offer advice to groups as they progress their thinking and gear up for investment from a range of other sources. This includes the AHF’s own social investment funds in Wales, both its endowment and the Heritage Impact Fund.

AHF Support in Wales

Early-stage grants in Wales have proven useful in helping charities and social enterprises seeking to secure a future for buildings at risk to shape their projects. Funding can, for example, help groups to test the relevance of proposed uses to the local community; develop a business case; establish the building’s condition and costs of repair; and carry out architectural feasibility studies. Applications for Project Viability Grants (up to £10,000) and Project Development Grants (up to £20,000) can be submitted throughout the year. See the deadlines page for the details.

Capital Works Grants (up to £50,000) are available to help projects in Wales fund the cost of repair, restoration and conservation work and associated fees. These might support emergency works to arrest deterioration to the historic fabric or develop temporary ‘meanwhile’ uses while long-term solutions are worked up or as part of a larger scale of capital works.

Matthew Mckeague, AHF’s CEO, said:

“We are grateful to continue the strategic partnership with Cadw. It will enable us to carry on investing in early-stage historic building reuse projects in Wales, investment we know is vital to the long-term success of projects, whilst also offering targeted capital grants. Thanks to this funding, we look forward to working with a host of new heritage and social impact projects across Wales.”

Dawn Bowden, Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport, said:

“I’m delighted that we can renew our support of AHF’s important work in Wales. By helping communities revitalise buildings they care about, this work gets to the heart of what heritage is all about: activity that brings people together, that brings vitality to our communities, and sustains the buildings and places that matter to people.”

For more information on these grants and how to apply, please visit the AHF Wales page.

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