Funding programmes
Funding, Funding programmes
We're open to all applications that meet our criteria, including support during COVID-19.
With the COVID-19 pandemic still with us, we'll continue to support people and communities most adversely impacted by COVID-19
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National Lottery Awards for All England
A quick way to apply for smaller amounts of funding between £300 and £10,000.
- Area
- England
- Suitable for
- Voluntary or community organisations
- Funding size
- £300 to £10,000, for up to one year
- Application deadline
Ongoing
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National Lottery Awards for All Wales
A quick way to apply for smaller amounts of funding between £300 and £10,000.
- Area
- Wales
- Suitable for
- Voluntary or community organisations
- Funding size
- £300 to £10,000
- Application deadline
Ongoing
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National Lottery Awards for All Scotland
A quick way to apply for smaller amounts of funding between £300 and £10,000.
- Area
- Scotland
- Suitable for
- Voluntary or community organisations, Public sector organisations
- Funding size
- £300 to £10,000
- Application deadline
Ongoing
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National Lottery Awards for All Northern Ireland
A quick way to apply for smaller amounts of funding between £300 and £10,000.
- Area
- Northern Ireland
- Suitable for
- Voluntary or community organisations, Public sector organisations
- Funding size
- £300 to £10,000
- Application deadline
Ongoing
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Smaller grants available to people in Blaenau Gwent with a good idea. Applications are open for people who have not had a grant from us before and who want to do something for their community in Blaenau Gwent.
- Area
- Wales
- Suitable for
- A group of 3 people who have a good idea.
- Funding size
- Up to £300
- Application deadline
19 March 2021
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Offers a larger amount of funding (over £10,000) for projects that last up to five years. We’re looking for projects that work with their community – whether that’s a community living in the same area, or people with similar interests or life experiences.
- Area
- England
- Suitable for
- Voluntary or community organisations
- Funding size
- £10,001 or more, for up to five years
- Application deadline
Ongoing
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Offers a larger amount of funding (over £10,000) for organisations that work together with a shared set of goals to help their community thrive – whether that’s a community living in the same area, or people with similar interests or life experiences.
- Area
- England
- Suitable for
- Voluntary or community organisations
- Funding size
- £10,001 or more, for up to five years
- Application deadline
Ongoing
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People and Places: Medium grants
Funding capital and revenue community projects from £10,001 to £100,000.
- Area
- Wales
- Suitable for
- Voluntary or community organisations, Public sector organisations
- Funding size
- £10001 to £100000
- Total available
- Up to £19 million each year through both strands of the People and Places programmes
- Application deadline
Ongoing
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People and Places: Large grants
Funding capital and revenue community projects from £100,001 to £500,000.
- Area
- Wales
- Suitable for
- Voluntary or community organisations, Public sector organisations
- Funding size
- £100001 to £500000
- Total available
- Up to £19 million each year through both strands of the People and Places programme
- Application deadline
Ongoing
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The Welsh Government Coastal Communities Fund
Promoting sustainable economic growth and jobs in coastal communities
- Area
- Wales
- Suitable for
- Voluntary or community organisations, Public sector organisations, Private sector organisations
- Funding size
- £50,000 to £300,000
- Application deadline
Round Six is now closed to stay informed of any future rounds please email ccfwales@tnlcommunityfund.org.uk
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A larger amount of funding (between £10,001 and £500,000) for projects working with your community – whether that’s a community living in the same area, or people with similar interests or life experiences.
- Area
- Northern Ireland
- Funding size
- £10001 to £500000
- Total available
- £57 million
- Application deadline
Ongoing
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A larger amount of funding (between £10,001 and £500,000) for projects that work with young people (between the ages of 8 and 25) to face and overcome challenges.
- Area
- Northern Ireland
- Suitable for
- Voluntary or community organisations
- Funding size
- £10001 to £500000
- Application deadline
Ongoing
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Funding to support community-led activity and wellbeing.
- Area
- Scotland
- Suitable for
- Voluntary or community organisations
- Funding size
- £10001 to £150000
- Application deadline
Ongoing
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Grants from £10,001 to £200,000 to help people facing challenging circumstances
- Area
- Scotland
- Suitable for
- Voluntary or community organisations, Public sector organisations
- Funding size
- £10001 to £200000
- Application deadline
Ongoing
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Dormant Accounts Fund NI will support the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector in Northern Ireland to be more resilient and prepared for the future by funding activity that increases capacity and sustainability.
- Area
- Northern Ireland
- Funding size
- Up to £100,000 for individual organisations
- Total available
- If you think you will need more than £100,000 for your project because you're working in partnership, please get in touch.
- Application deadline
Ongoing
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Helping young people aged eight to 24 to become more confident and play an active part in realising their potential.
- Area
- Scotland
- Suitable for
- Voluntary or community organisations
- Funding size
- £10,001 to £100,000
- Application deadline
Ongoing
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The Local Connections Fund is a new £4 million fund to help charities and community groups working to reduce loneliness
- Area
- England
- Suitable for
- Small local charities and grassroots groups working to tackle loneliness by helping people feel more connected within their communities
- Funding size
- £300 to £2,500
- Total available
- £2 million in phase 1 - successful applicants must spend their grants and have completed their projects by 31 March 2021
- Application deadline
26 January 2021 (at 5pm)
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Supporting urban and rural communities to become more resilient and sustainable through the ownership and management of land and land assets.
- Area
- Scotland
- Suitable for
- Voluntary or community organisations, Public sector organisations
- Funding size
- £10001 to £1000000
- Application deadline
The current funding round closed to stage 2 applications in August 2020. The fund is still open to stage 1 applications - see below for more information.
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Supporting Great Ideas awards grants to support innovative and strategically important project ideas that encourage positive social change in Wales.
- Area
- Wales
- Suitable for
- Voluntary/community organisations and statutory bodies
- Funding size
- £10,001 and over
- Application deadline
Ongoing
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The #iwill Fund will enable more young people to take part in social action through high quality opportunities which create lifelong habits.
- Area
- England
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The UK Portfolio explores new and innovative approaches, and develops and tests new ways of building a stronger civil society.
- Area
- UK-wide
- Funding size
- Over £50,000
- Application deadline
Ongoing
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Our Growing Great Ideas programme has a focus on supporting transformational and long-term change.
- Area
- UK-wide
- Suitable for
- We’re looking to invest in different compositions of people, communities, networks and organisations over the long term. They might be better described as ecologies, platforms, ecosystems, assemblages, networks and constellations - we’re using different words because at this stage of the funding programme, we’re still testing an approach. We’re also using language to be explicit about how this is different from what we’ve done before. The important thing is that we can see the potential in how they will grow and deepen over time, extending their missions, and adding to the ecology as they go.
- Funding size
- The minimum grant size is £150,000. The minimum length is two years. Funding can be available for up to ten years in some circumstances.
- Total available
- We expect to have a total of £25m available for this programme until March 2022. And more funding beyond that.
- Application deadline
On-going
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Supporting the psychological wellbeing and successful and sustainable transition of veterans and their families into civilian life.
- Area
- UK-wide
- Application deadline
Ongoing
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Other National Lottery Funders
If none of the current The National Lottery Community Fund programmes are suitable for your project, one of the other Lottery funders may be able to help.
- Area
- UK-wide
- Suitable for
- Voluntary or community organisations, Public sector organisations, Private sector organisations
- Application deadline
Check the other funder's websites
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£10 million to redesign and improve services for people experiencing, or at risk of homelessness.
- Area
- Wales
- Suitable for
- Voluntary or community organisations, public sector organisations and private sector organisations working in partnerships
- Funding size
- No maximum grant amount
- Total available
- £10 million
- Application deadline
The deadline to request the Expression of Interest form was midday, 12 January 2021. The Expression of Interest form is no longer available.
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Great Ideas is designed to support great ideas that don’t necessarily involve people at every stage but if implemented would contribute to putting people in the lead.
- Area
- Northern Ireland
- Funding size
- £10001 to £500000
- Application deadline
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