Built Heritage Investment Scheme (BHIS)

The Built Heritage Investment Scheme 2025 (BHIS) is for the repair and conservation of structures that are protected under the Planning and Development Acts.

This scheme aims to support:

• a significant number of projects across the country
• the employment of skilled and experienced conservation professionals, craftspeople and tradespersons in the repair of the historic built environment

Grants of between €2,500 and €50,000 are available.

This year’s scheme has also incorporated streams for vernacular buildings and historic shopfronts, which were previously part of the Historic Structures Fund.

The department will also continue to run the ‘micro’ grant stream introduced in 2020 for works of routine maintenance and minor repairs.

The fund is administered through local authorities.

You can apply through your local authority.

Applications are now closed. A list of projects which will receive funding in 2025 may be found below. Subject to funding, applications for this scheme will reopen later in 2025

Details of the scheme and guidance on how to apply is available in the documents below: