The Cherish project provides grants of up to £10,000 to churches, chapels or meeting houses for:
- Urgent and essential maintenance and repair projects costing up to £80,000
- Project development and investigative works
Key Criteria
They aim to see churches open and in regular use, available to all. The main goals of the funding are that:
- Church buildings are well maintained, adaptable and in good repair
- Church buildings are suitable, open and welcome
Funding will prioritise:
- Work to architecturally and historically significant buildings;
- Urgent/essential maintenance and repair projects as evidenced in a recent QIR, building survey or condition report;
- Places of worship that can demonstrate a suitable maintenance system is in place, including a maintenance plan, to protect your building and the investment;
- Places of worship with regular opening hours;
- Places of worship that can demonstrate strong community engagement and sound plans for economic viability.
