Funding programmes
Funding, Funding programmes
We're open to all applications that meet our criteria, including supporting people and communities most adversely impacted by the pandemic.
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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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This programme is now closed. It offered smaller grants available to people in Blaenau Gwent with a good idea, 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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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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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
Ongoing
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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 £25 million 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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Our Bringing People Together funding can support projects that will build stronger connections across communities, and improve the infrastructure and conditions that are needed to strengthen these connections.
- Area
- UK-wide
- Suitable for
- Voluntary and community organisations
- Funding size
- up to £300,000 in total for up to two years
- Application deadline
Ongoing
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£10 million to put young people in the lead so that they can imagine and create a more resilient and mentally healthy future for young people in Wales.
- Area
- Wales
- Suitable for
- Third sector and public sector organisations working in partnerships
- Funding size
- No maximum grant amount
- Total available
- £10 million
- Application deadline
29 November 2021. You should contact us no later than 30 September 2021 to discuss your proposal and request an application form.
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IKEA UK and The National Lottery Community Fund have come together to support thriving, resilient and sustainable communities across the UK. Places Called Home is a new £1.5 million fund which aims to inspire and enable communities to invest in their local community as an extension of their home.
- Area
- UK-wide
- Suitable for
- Small local voluntary or community organisations and groups
- Funding size
- £1,000 to £5,000
- Total available
- £1.5 million
- Application deadline
Closed to applications. Any applications that are still in progress will no longer be able to be submitted.
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Local Connections Fund - Round 2
This is Round 2 of The Local Connections Fund, a £4 million investment to help charities and community groups in England that are working to reduce loneliness.
- Area
- England
- Suitable for
- Small (with an income below £50,000), constituted, local charities and community 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 Round 2 - successful applicants must have completed their project and spent their grant by 30 November 2021
- Application deadline
Applications open - 28 June 2021 at 10am
Applications close - 6 August 2021 at 5pm
