All programmes

The #iwill Fund will enable more young people to take part in social action through high quality opportunities which create lifelong habits.

Encouraging creative approaches to increase physical activity and sports participation

Funding to provide legal advice and support to those most in need

Government funding for free advice services for people in England

Helping the not-for-profit advice sector

Funding support for voluntary and community organisations to help them become more effective

Helping people make their communities better places to live in, now and in the future

Channelling investments from dormant accounts

The Building Better Opportunities Programme is now closed. The Programme was funded by The National Lottery Community Fund, with matched funding from the European Social Fund for projects across England that tackled poverty and promoted social inclusion.

Following the Prime Minister's wider endorsement of the Jo Cox Commission recommendations on Loneliness in January 2018, the £11.5 million Building Connections Fund has been set up to support projects that are able to prevent or reduce loneliness.

Paving the way for the creation of new childcare places by investing in much needed buildings

Funding to help hospitals improve their cancer treatment facilities

Changing Futures is helping the public sector and local communities work together in new ways, to change people’s lives for the better.

£200 million of investment in environmental projects across England to improve communities and lives

BIG’s Children’s Play Initiative

The National Lottery Community Fund working with the Cabinet Office to support the development of more innovative approaches to improving social outcomes

Supporting communities in England to live and work in a more sustainable way

Let communities explore and celebrate their local wildlife

To help us distribute funding quickly and efficiently, some of our COVID-19 response funding is being awarded through a carefully selected range of specialist partners.

Supporting organisations working in partnership to continue delivering services to people and communities affected by COVID-19

Supporting organisations working in partnership to continue delivering services to people and communities affected by COVID-19

Supporting organisations to continue delivering services to people and communities affected by COVID-19

Supporting organisations to continue delivering services to people and communities affected by COVID-19

The Early Action Neighbourhood Fund (EANF) was a pilot joint funding initiative between Comic Relief, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, The National Lottery Community Fund, The Legal Education Foundation, and Barrow Cadbury Trust.

Reducing the inequalities in provision of and access to cancer services in England

Helping parents understand how their children learn and encouraging families to learn together

Promoting the consumption of fruit and vegetables in England

Supporting capital projects for schools and the community

Help Through Crisis is a £33 million programme supporting 69 partnerships across England which help people who are experiencing or at risk of hardship crisis to overcome the difficulties they are facing to plan for their futures.

Helping people become more confident in and more aware of how to take control of their finances

The Local Connections Fund is a new £4 million fund to help charities and community groups working to reduce loneliness

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.

A programme for groups who want to run events or activities to celebrate the Mayor’s Community Weekend in London.

A programme for groups who want to run events or activities to celebrate the Mayor’s Community Weekend in the West Midlands

This funding is for extra hours of youth work for additional activities to give young people more places to go and positive things to do.

A multimillion programme across England to deliver world class youth centres

A quick way to apply for smaller amounts of funding between £300 and £20,000.

Supporting organisations to continue delivering services to people and communities affected by COVID-19

Supporting organisations working in partnership to continue delivering services to people and communities affected by COVID-19

Supporting organisations to continue delivering services to people and communities affected by COVID-19

Grants for projects that regenerate historic public parks and cemeteries

Offers a larger amount of funding (over £20,001) 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.

Place Based Social Action (PBSA) is a joint £4.5m programme between the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and The National Lottery Community Fund (the Fund)

Power to Change is an independent charitable trust, established in 2015 with a £150 million endowment from The National Lottery Community Fund.

Funding land and buildings projects that help people and communities most in need

Offers a larger amount of funding (over £20,001) 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.

The Safeguarding Training Fund is a jointly funded programme developed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) and The National Lottery Community Fund (The Fund). It will provide £1.14M of funding over two phases until March 2022 to improve access to safeguarding/safe culture support materials.

Funding for organisations that support people and communities under severe pressure because of the increased cost of living. This funding comes from the UK Government.

This programme offers up to £3 million of grant funding (over three years) to empower voluntary and community sector organisations to work together with the local health and care sector to boost the health and wellbeing of their communities.

Pioneering ways to help vulnerable older people deal more effectively with life-changing events

Funding partnerships of local infrastructure organisations to support front line civil society organisations

Supporting community recycling, reuse and composting projects

Making funding available to help Civil Society Organisations (CSO) to adapt to, and manage, the transition to a different funding environment

Supporting the development of healthier lifestyles and to improve well-being

The Women and Girls Initiative supports 62 projects across England, which helps and empowers women and girls facing a wide range of issues such as violence, abuse, exploitation, and multiple and complex needs. This National Lottery funded initiative also aims to provide quality evidence that shows what works to empower women and girls.

Supporting projects across England where young people lead from start to finish

Funding young people's ideas for projects that made a difference in their community

Awarding grants to national charities for youth-led projects that will make a significant difference to young people