The Places of Worship Renewal Fund (PWRF) is designed to support the repair of England’s treasured places of worship and targeted at places of most need. A total of £92 million has been allocated to the fund over a 4-year period, with £23 million per annum.
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.
Priority will be given to projects in areas of England with the greatest need for investment, and those that bring most community benefit.
In order to support different sizes of project, the fund is divided into 3 streams. These are:
- £10,000 to £50,000 (small grants)
- £50,001 to £350,000 (medium grants)
- £350,001 to £1,000,000 (large grants)
The fund is competitive, and not all applications will be successful. The full requirements of the fund are set out below and provide detail on the priorities, objectives, and criteria that all applications will be assessed against.