Archives Revealed is a partnership funding programme between The National Lottery Heritage Fund, the Pilgrim Trust, the Wolfson Foundation and The National Archives, and it is the only national funding programme dedicated to unlocking archival collections. The aim of the fund is to ensure that significant archive collections, representing the lives and perspectives of all people across the UK, are made accessible to the public for research and enjoyment.
The new investment will enable Archives Revealed to support more and larger grants, creating greater impact across the archives sector. The programme will also include funding for public engagement and participatory work for the first time. Archives Revealed will give around 160 grants to archives across the UK over the coming three years, and the Heritage Fund’s investment will ensure that over five times more funding is delivered in 2024-2027 than was possible in 2020-2023.
The programme will offer:
- A continuation of Cataloguing Grants of up to £50,000 for archives to create catalogues of important archival collections. The fund is closed but expected to reopen for applications on 2 September 2024 with a closing date of 25 October 2024.
- A continuation of Scoping Grants of up to £3,000 to assess underexplored collections and support their development. The fund is closed but expected to reopen for applications on 2 September 2024 with a closing date of 30 September 2024.
- The new Consortium Grants of up to £150,000 to groups of organisations for projects spanning multiple archives and collections that have the potential to create wider regional or thematic impact. The fund is expected to open for applications on 2 September 2024. The closing date has not yet been provided.
Further details on each grant programme’s timeframe and application process are expected to be published in August 2024.
A webinar on 2 September (14:00 to 15:30) will provide comprehensive information on the three funding streams. Registration is required and can be done via eventbrite.