The Leche Trust Grant

Performing Arts Grants

• The development, production and/or performance of new works in music, theatre, dance and performance across all genres
• To support artists’ professional development through programmes that address a clear need or gap in development. These programmes can be aimed at early or mid-career artists but they need to reflect current context and practices

Their performing arts grants are typically around £4,000 – sometimes smaller and rarely larger. They prefer to give grants to smaller projects, or specific elements of projects, where their contribution can have a greater impact.

Heritage Conservation Grants

To support the conservation of historically, artistically and culturally significant buildings and objects dating from before 1837 that are in urgent need of remedial treatment.  Items must be in public or charitable ownership and accessible to the public.

Their conservation grants are typically around £2,000 and under £5,000, but occasionally larger.

They prefer to give grants to smaller projects, or specific elements of projects, where their contribution can have a greater impact. This means that they do not fund structural buildings repairs.

Projects may include the cost of conservation surveys and assessments as well as remedial work.

Applicants must be UK registered charities or public authorities. They do not fund CICs.

• They do not accept applications from individuals
• Projects, whether for performing arts or conservation, must be located in the UK

Performing Arts Grants

What is not normally funded

• projects that will commence less than six weeks from the published date of the trustees’ meeting concerned
• amateur/non-professional performances or the training of amateur/non-professional artists
• artist training and development projects aimed at under 18 year-olds
• artist training and development bursaries or scholarships at higher education institutions, such as music conservatoires or theatre/ballet schools
• artist training and development projects aimed at a single recipient or fixed-term funding of a creative traineeship, such as Assistant Director or Designer for the production of a new work
• general arts programmes or appeals submitted without specific details about the new works or training that they will include
• projects in which the primary purpose is health, therapy or social welfare;
  visual arts projects
• capital developments at arts venues or purchase of equipment

Heritage Conservation Grants

What is not normally funded

• items that are Victorian or later in date, i.e. post 1837
• structural building repairs
• new buildings or the installation of modern facilities and services
• displays and exhibitions
• environmental measures such as blinds, storage equipment and materials
• general appeals for funding without details of specific, eligible works
  general heritage education, outreach and audience development projects
• bell restoration projects, unless the bells and their fittings are substantially pre-1837 in date and the aim is to conserve original elements as far as possible, consistent with safe use
• organ conservation, unless instruments are substantially pre-1837 in date and the aim is to conserve an original action and/or casework.