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Places of Worship Renewal Fund[E8]

United KingdomHistoric England[E1]

Closes[E3]
Funder's deadline: 1 Apr 2030, 00:00 UK time (UTC+1). UTC: 31 Mar 2030, 23:00 UTC.
Total funding[E9]
GBP 92,000,000Up to GBP 1,000,000 for one applicant.
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What it funds

The Places of Worship Renewal Fund (PWRF) supports urgent repairs and essential improvements to listed places of worship in England. Grants ranging from £10,000 to £1,000,000 will be awarded for capital works that keep buildings safe, open and in public use. Any listed place of worship in England can apply, of any faith or denomination, provided it is an active place of worship. Location: England.

Who can apply
  • non-profit, private sector.
  • Open to: Small and medium firms
  • Open to: Nonprofits
Guidance and application

The funder's guidance, rules and application form are on its own page. Read them before you apply.

Risks and unknowns

  • RiskThis is a grant, not a contract. Grants usually need a proposal against the funder's criteria, may need partners and often need co-funding.[E5]
  • UnknownWe read the funder's listing, not the full guidance or application forms.
Opens[E6]
20 May 2026
Last checked
5 hours ago

Who can apply

  • EligibilityWho can apply: non-profit, private sector.[E4]
  • Open toSmall and medium firms, Nonprofits. Tagged by SLETOR from the listing's own words.

Historic England

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Evidence10 facts from the notice · Show

Every fact on this page comes from the funder's listing. Each entry shows the record and the field it was read from.

  1. E1

    The funder is Historic England.

    From Places of Worship Renewal Fund (ID L0ScgnztxPnM8juGnhd8t), field /grantFunder, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  2. E2

    The grant is listed on the UK government's Find a grant service.

    “GB”

    From Places of Worship Renewal Fund (ID L0ScgnztxPnM8juGnhd8t), field /grantLocation, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  3. E3

    Applications close on 1 Apr 2030, 00:00 UK time (UTC+1).

    “2030-04-01T00:00”

    From Places of Worship Renewal Fund (ID L0ScgnztxPnM8juGnhd8t), field /grantApplicationCloseDate, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  4. E4

    Who can apply: non-profit, private sector.

    From Places of Worship Renewal Fund (ID L0ScgnztxPnM8juGnhd8t), field /grantApplicantType, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  5. E5

    This is a UK government grant. Applicants apply to the funder.

    From Places of Worship Renewal Fund (ID L0ScgnztxPnM8juGnhd8t), the whole record, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  6. E6

    Applications open on 20 May 2026, 10:00 UK time (UTC+1).

    “2026-05-20T10:00”

    From Places of Worship Renewal Fund (ID L0ScgnztxPnM8juGnhd8t), field /grantApplicationOpenDate, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  7. E7

    When we read it, the call was open, going by the open and close dates on Find a grant.

    “2030-04-01T00:00”

    From Places of Worship Renewal Fund (ID L0ScgnztxPnM8juGnhd8t), field /grantApplicationCloseDate, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  8. E8

    The notice is titled "Places of Worship Renewal Fund".

    From Places of Worship Renewal Fund (ID L0ScgnztxPnM8juGnhd8t), field /grantName, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  9. E9

    The stated value is GBP 92,000,000 (the total fund, shared between applicants).

    “92000000 GBP”

    From Places of Worship Renewal Fund (ID L0ScgnztxPnM8juGnhd8t), field /grantTotalAwardAmount, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  10. E10

    The most one applicant can get is GBP 1,000,000.

    “1000000 GBP”

    From Places of Worship Renewal Fund (ID L0ScgnztxPnM8juGnhd8t), field /grantMaximumAward, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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Updates

  1. First seen · 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC

    The funder published the call with a future closing date.

    Source record: Places of Worship Renewal Fund (ID L0ScgnztxPnM8juGnhd8t)