The National Archives
Archives Lottery Advisory Services
The Archive Lottery Advisory Service is jointly sponsored by The National Archives and the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council, under the aegis of the National Council on Archives. The archive lottery adviser, supports archive services throughout the UK in making applications for lottery funding. This support is offered to any organisations holding archives or undertaking projects involving archival material.
Support includes:
- Information on current lottery trends, programmes and eligibility criteria
- Advice on fundraising strategies and seeking partnership funding
- Assistance with project planning and the application process through consultation
- Lottery workshops
- Application reviews prior to submission
- Talks and presentations to interested groups
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) represents a unique opportunity for the archival community to seek substantial funding for the purpose of maintaining and developing our archival infrastructure and heritage. The role of the Archive Lottery Adviser is to help make the decision to submit a bid for funding to the HLF and the application process itself a less daunting and onerous task. It can be helpful to have someone to consult, via telephone, email or in person, about a variety of issues or concerns, to ask questions or simply to seek encouragement or confirmation of the best way forward.
It is often difficult to know where to begin. The archive lottery adviser is there to help you identify and explore some of the areas you will need to address when contemplating an application for lottery funding.
These include:
- Clearly identifying the need for the project
- Clearly demonstrating your organisation's ability to meet that need
- Breaking down and prioritising key tasks
- Assigning responsibility for tasks and setting a project application timetable
- Identifying and minimising risks within your application
- Assigning responsibility for co-ordination and compilation of the bid
More information about the service is available form the National Council on Archives website or by contacting the Archive Lottery Advisor, Louise Ray, by telephone 020 8392 5347 or by email louise.ray@nationalarchives.gov.uk
