Places of Worship Renewal Fund is open for business
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.
If you are thinking about a minor repair or larger capital project and your church building is listed (Grade1, 2 or 2*), then now is the time to put in an expression of interest regarding your project.
The key things to pay attention to are the priorities, objectives, and criteria for the fund, which are clearly explained oin the Historic England site.
In order to support different sizes of project, the fund will be 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 deadline for submitting EOIs for the first round of grants is Sunday the 14th June 2026. A second round will follow soon after in September 2026.
Please follow this link for all the relevant details made available by Historic England who are managing the grant on behalf of the Depatment for Culture, Media, and Sport.
If you would like someone to read through your EOI before submission contact Gareth Greenwood, Church Buildings Support Officer
