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
- 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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- 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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- 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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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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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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£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
Expression of Interest by 12:00pm on 12 January 2021. Please get in touch as soon as possible if you’re thinking about applying.
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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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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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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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The UK Portfolio supports UK-wide ideas and projects. It tests and grows bold ideas that put people in the lead to address long-term social issues and to improve the quality of life across the UK and internationally.
- Area
- UK-wide
- Funding size
- Over £10,000
- Application deadline
Applications currently paused
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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
Paused
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The fund will open on 12 January 2021 and will be ongoing. The Dormant Accounts Fund will be used to increase capacity, resilience and sustainability in the Northern Ireland Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise sector.
- 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
The fund will open on 12 January 2021 and will be ongoing.
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Opens 5 January 2021 and closes 26 January 2021. 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
- 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
