The Open Data movement – data that can be freely used, shared and built-on by anyone, anywhere, for any purpose – is growing, and more and more Government departments, charities and funders are signing up to it, including The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
The National Lottery Heritage Lottery Fund will be releasing data about the grants they awarded during their fourth Strategic Funding Framework (2013-14 to 2018-19) in spreadsheet format on their website. They will be uploading data on a continual basis.
The NHLF’s Open Data will be useful to independent researchers and evaluators interested in funding trends and in the level and variety of heritage-related activity across the UK.
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