Games are made. At the end of the sixth edition of the Heritage Lottery, an allocation of 28.4 million euros will be allocated to the Heritage Foundation to enable the restoration of sites and monuments in danger. Of this sum, 6.8 million euros have already been granted to the eighteen emblematic sites of the regions during the European Heritage Days.
Global aid of 20 million euros is additionally granted to the 100 departmental sites selected in 2023, specifies the foundation. The sums granted by the Heritage Mission, led by Stéphane Bern, supplement public aid and self-financing to meet the entire financing requirement, within the limit of 300,000 euros per site.
More than 850 sites helped since 2018
Since 2018, the first edition of the Heritage Loto, all the resources mobilized by the Heritage Mission represent more than 275 million euros, including more than 155 million euros from the Heritage Loto, 88 million euros in credits unfrozen funds from the Ministry of Culture for projects protected under historic monuments and 34 million euros in donations, corporate sponsorship and own resources from the Heritage Foundation.
Over the same period, more than 850 sites were helped with their restoration work, including more than 100 emblematic regional heritage projects and more than 750 departmental sites. “Today, more than 65% have already been saved or are about to be saved, 285 have been completed and 265 projects are underway,” according to the press release.
Applications from departmental sites for the 2024 edition must be submitted on the Heritage Mission website before February 29.