Dundee Historic Environment Trust has been set up to promote and encourage the conservation, protection and improvement of the historic architectural and physical environment of Dundee .
The two grant schemes to be run by Dundee Historic Environment Trust are separately funded and have different criteria. The Historic Building Grants will be targeted at particular projects identified by the Trust, and must be located in outstanding conservation areas. Further information can be found at Historic Building Grants.
Dundee’s award winning Facade Enhancement Grant Scheme has been managed for the past ten years by Dundee City Council, with nearly £1.2 million of grants provided by the City Council and Scottish Enterprise Tayside, generating an additional private sector spend of £7.3 million. Dundee Historic Environment Trust now manage the scheme. Further information can be found at Façade Enhancement Grant Scheme (FEGS)
The Trust’s Director, Adam Swan can be contacted on 01382 902244 or through the Trust’s website.
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Historic Scotland awards grants to private owners and others to help towards the cost of repairing many of the nation’s most outstanding historic buildings. Grants are a major stimulus to conserving the nation's built heritage, benefiting both communities and the general economy by generating work in the construction industry and supporting tourism. Between 1999 and 2004, grants totalling more than £48 million were made that, assisting repairs worth over £200 million.
Under the agency’s Historic Building Repair Grants Scheme, financial help is available to private owners to meet the cost of high-quality repairs using traditional materials and specialist craftsman to conserve original features in buildings of special architectural or historic interest. In return, owners must insure and maintain the building and allow some access to visitors. Further information can be found at Historic Building Repair Grants Scheme.
Historic Scotland also provides financial help for the repair of Scotland’s many important places of worship under a Places of Worship Repair Grants Scheme run jointly with the Heritage Lottery Fund. Further information can be found at Places of Worship Repair Grants Scheme.
Major projects can attract funds from other sources, including the European Union, local enterprise companies, the Heritage Lottery Fund and housing agencies.
