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The new strategy from the Heritage Lottery Fund is called ‘Valuing our Heritage: Investing in our Future’. It outlines the HLF’s plans to invest £1bn in UK heritage over the next 5 years. Among the changes are a simplified application process, a support and mentoring service and extra help for inexperienced applicants. It should help to provide a quicker turnaround for funding assessments. They will also be encouraging green practices to help minimize environmental impact. Other changes will include a new youth participation strategy called ‘Champions of the Future’ to try engage more young people.