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ACRE and its network of Rural Community Councils together deliver a Village Hall Information and Advice Service. The Service provides access and training to hall management committees and shares information and good practice.

The Service manages a £700,000 loan fund on behalf of Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) for capital improvements to village halls, such as extensions or repairs, and also for building new halls.

This gives village halls management committees which have difficulty in obtaining funding, another option which is often used as a bridging facility.

The ultimate object of the Trust is to promote the Christian religion, to contribute to the funds of any charitable institution and to carry out any charitable purpose.

The majority of the Trust's donations are used to support the dioceses and cathedrals of the Church of England.  The Trust has a general fund which supports appeals from churches for building and restoration projects, repair of church fabric and charities preserving UK heritage.

The Project Development grant was introduced in 2008 and replaces the previous Project Organiser and Project Administration grants.

Arts & Business is not a direct provider of project funding. However for projects that might lend themselves to support from the private or corporate sectors (perhaps because of some logical association between the project and a particular industry, or on a local level between a project and a local business) the organisation functions as a "clearing house" to bring together businesses which are prepared to offer some level of corporate sponsorship and projects seeking financial support.

Arts & Business is the leading source of learning resources, development opportunities and tailored fundraising advice for organisations seeking partnerships with business.  It forges partnerships by providing businesses with a combination of cultural expertise, market intelligence and networks.

Grants for the Arts are for individuals, arts organisations and other people who use the arts in their work.  They are for activities which engage people in arts activities and help artists and arts organisations carry out their work.

Although the programme is not intended per se to support heritage projects, in  principle there is no reason why a grant could not be used to refurbish and / or improve facilities in an historic building providing the over-riding objective was in accordance with the programme's arts-focused remit.

The Arts Council of Northern Ireland is the lead development agency for the arts in Northern Ireland, offering a broad range of funding opportunities through its Exchequer and National Lottery funds.

The Building Scheme provides support for minor works, feasibility, development and construction costs for arts venues.  Although the scheme is not intended to support heritage projects per se, there is no reason in principle why a grant should not be used to carry out relevant work on an historic building providing the over-riding objective was in accordance with the scheme's arts-focused remit.

The Arts Council of Wales is responsible for funding and developing the arts in Wales, using money provided by the Welsh Assembly Government and from the National Lottery.

The Council operates a number of arts development funding programmes for individuals and arts organisations.  While these are not intended to support heritage projects per se, there is no reason in principle why a grant should not be used to carry out relevant work on an historic building, providing the over-riding objective was in accordance with the programme's arts-focused remit.

When Gavin Astor, 2nd Baron of Hever founded this Trust in 1955, his main aim was to ensure donations could be made to charitable bodies in the fields of the arts, medicine, religion, education, conservation, youth and sport. The trustees of today honour these aims and lay particular stress on supporting local youth organisations and generally helping medical research and education programmes.

The Baird Trust is a Scottish charity assisting the funds and schemes of the church in Scotland, and in particular the work of home mission, church extension, religious education and the support of active and retired ministers and their families.

The Trust Deed setting up the Foundation specifies that grants may only be made for a number of specified purposes, one of which is "conservation and improvement of the environment".  Projects involving the repair and restoration of historic buildings can be considered under this heading.

Big Lottery Fund (BIG) is committed to bringing real improvements to communities, and to the lives of people most in need.  It is the largest distributor of National Lottery money to good causes, being responsible for giving out half the money for good causes raised by the National Lottery.

BIG runs an innovative series of grant programmes.  Current BIG programmes include Awards for All and The Secret Millionaire Fund (the latter in conjunction with Channel 4).

Awards for All is a deliberately simple grant scheme making awards of between £300 and £10,000 to help improve local communities and the lives of people most in need.

For further details and current opportunities, see the BIG website.