Urgent repairs were needed and it was announced on 30 May 2011 that HMS Alliance would share in an £11 million Heritage Lottery Fund grant. Alliance would receive £3.4 million to repair her bow and stern and address extensive surface corrosion.
The urgency of the repairs prompted an announcement on May 30, 2011, revealing that HMS Alliance would share in a £11 million Heritage Lottery Fund grant to cover the costs of repairing her bow and stern and addressing the extensive surface corrosion.