In 2020, The National Lottery Heritage Fund generously awarded Coventry City Council a grant in support of the transformation of St. Mary’s Guildhall, which has enabled much needed enhancements to the historic site including greater accessibility, the conservation and redisplay of the magnificent tapestry, and the development of state-of-the-art interpretation facilities.
A further key objective of this funding was to increase opportunities for local communities to experience St Mary’s Guildhall, and to benefit from greater contact with heritage.
To support this objective St. Mary’s Guildhall, in partnership with Coventry City Council, has launched a grant scheme for organisations to deliver projects that will allow Coventry communities to engage more deeply with St Mary’s Guildhall, and encourage a long-lasting relationship with heritage.
Funding is available exclusively for projects that meet one or more of the grant priorities:
The funding scheme has a total value of £30,000, with awards available to eligible projects in two funding tiers:
Applications for Tier 2 Grants can be submitted year round from 20 July 2023 until March 2024, with award decisions made each quarter.
Tier 1 Grants will be larger awards, between £2,000 and £8,000. This is for larger projects to which only constituted organisations may apply.
There will be two rounds of applications for projects in Tier 1, open as follows:
1. 4 August 2023 to 15 September 2023
2. 19 February to 29 March 2024
Full details of the timeline is available at the end of this document.
Tier 2 Grants are smaller awards, between £250 and £1,999, to which both constituted organisations, and non-constituted community groups may apply.
Applications for Tier 2 grants can be submitted year-round until March 2024, with award decisions made each quarter. While applications can be received at any time, please see our deadlines to be considered at the relevant quarterly panel below.
Deadline for applications | Applicants notified of decision following quarterly panel | Project delivery period |
15 September 2023 | w/c 9 October 2023 | October 2023 to August 2024 |
22 December 2023 | w/c 1 February 2024 | Feb 2023 to Dec 2024 |
29 March 2023 | w/c 29 April 2024 | May 2024 to Mar 2025 |
*Subject to change depending on volume of applications and availability of panel. Applicants may be contacted for further information/clarification during the assessment period.
** Subject to change depending on the satisfactory submission and completion of any required documentation.
Download an application form below.
For guidance on completing an application form please download the application notes PDF.
If you would like to apply for St Mary’s Guildhall Community Grants Programme 2023 – 2025. Please download and submit an application form before the closing date. Application closing date: 15th September 2023.
Download the Prospectus for St Mary’s Guildhall Community Grants Programme 2023-2025.