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The Listed Places of Worship (LPW) Grant Scheme

Important Update:

All awards within this year’s £23 million budget have now been allocated to applicants, and the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme for 2025/26 has now closed to new applications.

There will be no further funding rounds. Please be advised that further applications will not be accepted.

If you are still awaiting a grant decision from us, you should expect to hear the outcome of the application by no later than 15th April 2026.

The Places of Worship Renewal Fund will open to applications starting in 2026/27. Further details will be announced by DCMS in due course.

 

Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme Funding Tracker

This tracker monitors the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme’s total funding available until 31 March 2026, and the amount already allocated.

This tracker is updated twice weekly by EMB. As such, it is an indicator only of uptake and remaining funds. It is not a guarantee that claims will be paid.

 

Budget
£23,000,000
Funding used to date
£17,280,613
Value of grant claims in progress
£5,719,387
Funding remaining
£0

For the 2025/26 financial year, the total budget for the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme is £23 million. This funding is allocated to cover both direct grants for eligible claims, and the administrative costs associated with managing the scheme effectively. Additionally, due to unprecedented demand in the 2024/25 funding cycle, we allocated a small portion of the 2025/26 budget to fund all claims submitted before the 31 March 2025 deadline. This totalled £469,000.

The 2025/26 Scheme will close on 31 March 2026, or once the £23m budget has been reached, whichever is earlier.

Last updated: 18 February 2026

If you’re applying for the scheme for the first time:

Check whether your building is eligible

Check whether your repair work is covered

Check which invoices can be submitted

What happens after you’ve made an application