Archives Revealed Scoping Grants
Heritage grants of up to £3,000 are available to public sector bodies, registered charities and other forms of not-for-profit organisation to enable them to analyse collections and support the development of a future plan for cataloguing priorities and projects.
The Pilgrim Trust awards around £3 million in grants each year to charities and other public bodies that focus on preserving the UK’s heritage or bringing about social change. Its aims are to improve the life chances of the most vulnerable and preserving the best of our past for the public to enjoy. Details of its current grant programmes can be found on its website under the heading 'Apply for Funding'.
The Trust’s Archives Revealed Scoping Grants programme provides a small number of grants each year to registered charities, other not-for-profit agencies and public sector organisations to enable them to analyse collections and support the development of future plans for cataloguing priorities and projects.
Scoping Grants generally provide funding for an external consultant to carry out a Collection Assessment Report that will enable successful applicants to strategically plan their next steps and gain support for a project.
The priorities of the programme are to:
- Enable deeper use of archive material to enable further understanding of collections
- Increase access to previously unavailable archive material
- Increase confidence and skills of archivists to enable them to successfully secure income to fund archive development, and
- Increase engagement with archive collections by a wider audience.
Grants can only be used for the purpose of producing a report. Each award value is £3,000, compensating both time (up to £2,400 for six days' work at £400 per day) and reasonable expenses (up to £600) incurred by the consultant in delivering the report.
Projects should enable grant recipients to:
- Advocate for the development of their service
- Develop a better understanding of the content of their collection
- Prepare an effective case for support when applying for funding
- Strategically prioritise the development of their collection