£101m in heritage emergency funding announced

DCMS has announced emergency stipends for heritage organisations totalling £101m, the first major tranche of Culture Recovery Fund grants.

433 organisations will share £67m, with grants ranging from £10,000 to just under £1m. Beneficiaries include well-known heritage sites such as Chiswick House, Stoneleigh Abbey, Rockingham Castle and many of England's major cathedrals.

Another 12 organisations, including Historic Royal Palaces and English Heritage, will together receive £34m for construction and maintenance works.

A second round of heritage grants of up to £3m is expected "imminently", DCMS said.

Grants for arts organisations are expected to be announced early next week.