NetherlandsNon-profit, Public Institution
Mobile Heritage Restoration Grant
Mobile Heritage Restoration Grant
Funding Amount
Amount not specified
Eligible Organization Types
Non-profit, Public Institution
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What is the Mobile Heritage Restoration Grant Call?
Grant Description
The grant supports the restoration and repair of mobile heritage objects listed in the Dutch National Register and featured in the Toonbeelden storylines. It aims to boost quality, increase support, and ensure sustainable, operational use, covering rail, road, water, and air heritage, with focus on environmental, energy and climate aspects and public visibility.
Required Results for Successful Funding
Expected Outcomes
• Reinforced quality, longevity and operational sustainability of extraordinary mobile heritage objects.
• Increased support for and public engagement with restored mobile heritage through targeted presentation and communication strategies.
• Enhanced environmental, energy and climate performance integrated into restoration practices.
• Professionalisation and sector strengthening via knowledge transfer, apprenticeships and cross-sector collaboration (road, water, air, rail).
• Exemplary restoration projects that enrich the cultural-historical storyline of Toonbeelden and serve as models for innovation in mobile heritage preservation.
• Expanded public accessibility and a clarified narrative of the object’s cultural-historical significance to intended audiences.
• Increased support for and public engagement with restored mobile heritage through targeted presentation and communication strategies.
• Enhanced environmental, energy and climate performance integrated into restoration practices.
• Professionalisation and sector strengthening via knowledge transfer, apprenticeships and cross-sector collaboration (road, water, air, rail).
• Exemplary restoration projects that enrich the cultural-historical storyline of Toonbeelden and serve as models for innovation in mobile heritage preservation.
• Expanded public accessibility and a clarified narrative of the object’s cultural-historical significance to intended audiences.
Funded areas
Scope Requirements
• Projects must concern mobile heritage objects listed in the National Register of Mobile Heritage and with a clear position in the Toonbeelden (Showcases) storyline (special national or regional interest).
• Objects must have been used in or produced in the Netherlands.
• Age and service status thresholds: cars >30 years old; aircraft design >50 years old and individual aircraft >40 years old; maritime vessels >50 years since launch; trains must be out of service.
• Eligible applicants: Dutch non‐profit foundations or museums focused on mobile heritage (excluding museums funded under the Erfgoedwet), or organisations representing multiple mobile heritage institutes.
• Project budgets may request up to 50% co-funding from the Mondriaan Fund.
• Applications must be submitted well in advance of the intended start date (no retroactive funding) and allow a minimum 3-month processing period.
• Required attachments: Chamber of Commerce extract; institute details; object description; project, sustainability and presentation plans; detailed budget and financing plan with tenders; proof of object registration and ownership; bank details; letters of commitment and third-party contributions.
• PDF uploads only; adhere to page limits for each section.
• Objects must have been used in or produced in the Netherlands.
• Age and service status thresholds: cars >30 years old; aircraft design >50 years old and individual aircraft >40 years old; maritime vessels >50 years since launch; trains must be out of service.
• Eligible applicants: Dutch non‐profit foundations or museums focused on mobile heritage (excluding museums funded under the Erfgoedwet), or organisations representing multiple mobile heritage institutes.
• Project budgets may request up to 50% co-funding from the Mondriaan Fund.
• Applications must be submitted well in advance of the intended start date (no retroactive funding) and allow a minimum 3-month processing period.
• Required attachments: Chamber of Commerce extract; institute details; object description; project, sustainability and presentation plans; detailed budget and financing plan with tenders; proof of object registration and ownership; bank details; letters of commitment and third-party contributions.
• PDF uploads only; adhere to page limits for each section.
Additional Conditions for Applicants
Special Conditions
• Application portal closed from Thursday 31 July 16:00 (NL) / 10:00 (Caribbean) until Monday 4 August 12:00 (NL) / 06:00 (Caribbean).
• No funding for restoration-related costs such as storage, presentation or exploitation.
• If the restored object is transferred within five years, the grant may be (partially) reclaimed.
• Prior acquisition of third-party funds (e.g. crowdfunding) is considered an advantage in assessment.
• Applicants may apply simultaneously for the Mobile Heritage Restoration and the (Art Heritage) Mobile Heritage grants (each capped at 50% of costs; feasibility studies funded up to 50%).
• Awards are subject to positive advisory committee recommendation and budget availability; positive advisory does not guarantee funding if prioritisation is required.
• No funding for restoration-related costs such as storage, presentation or exploitation.
• If the restored object is transferred within five years, the grant may be (partially) reclaimed.
• Prior acquisition of third-party funds (e.g. crowdfunding) is considered an advantage in assessment.
• Applicants may apply simultaneously for the Mobile Heritage Restoration and the (Art Heritage) Mobile Heritage grants (each capped at 50% of costs; feasibility studies funded up to 50%).
• Awards are subject to positive advisory committee recommendation and budget availability; positive advisory does not guarantee funding if prioritisation is required.
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