The Heritage Council’s Heritage Stewardship Fund provides funding for heritage-focused projects delivered by public sector bodies – local authorities, state agencies, and educational institutions with responsibility for heritage assets or programmes.
The scheme is designed to assist staff whose core remit may not be fully focused on heritage but whose work has a significant impact on heritage. This includes employees of state agencies and educational institutions proposing heritage-focused projects, as well as local authority-based museum curators, archivists, archaeologists, and architectural conservation officers.
Applications must be submitted through the Heritage Council’s online grants system. The Heritage Council accepts online applications only. They cannot accept submissions by post or email.
The application deadline is 5:00 PM on 19 January 2026. To ensure fairness, late applications or documents submitted after this time will not be accepted.
For more information, visit: Heritage Stewardship Fund | The Heritage Council