Grants to Safeguard Endangered UK Crafts Now Open for Applications

Heritage Crafts has reopened the Endangered Craft Fund to support craft practitioners working with traditional skills at risk of being lost in the UK. The fund aims to help safeguard these crafts by providing targeted financial support to makers who are working to revive or sustain endangered practices listed on the Red List of Endangered Crafts.

Individual craft practitioners and organisations promoting crafts can apply for grants of up to £2,500. The fund can be used for activities such as training to pass on skills, buying tools or materials, developing specialist equipment, or funding innovative ways to promote endangered crafts. Applicants must demonstrate a clear public benefit from their project.

Several grants are specifically allocated for Essex, East Sussex, West Sussex, and Brighton and Hove, but applicants outside of these areas are also eligible to apply.

The fund is open to individuals and organisations based in the UK, including sole traders, small businesses, community groups and charities. It is administered by Heritage Crafts with support from the Radcliffe Trust, the Pilgrim Trust, and the Dulverton Trust. The deadline to apply is 5pm on 16 October 2026.