Before you apply
Sign up to one of our webinars about this funding:
How to apply
Contact us for a chat about your idea
- email meithrinnatur@tnlcommunityfund.org.uk, or
- call 0300 123 0735 (open from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday)
We’ll put you in contact with a funding officer in your area within 5 days of contacting us. We’ll ask you about your idea and discuss if this funding is right for you.
There are 2 stages to the application process.
Stage 1
If you’re suitable to apply, we’ll ask you to email us information about your:
- idea
- experience
- organisation
Find out what information you’ll need to email us.
We’ll let you know if we want to take your application to the next stage in 2 weeks of contacting us.
Stage 2
If you’re successful, we’ll ask you for documents about your project. For example, a project plan. You’ll need to submit your final application by 30 October 2025.
We’ll make our final decision by early 2026
We’ll let you know if we’re going to fund your project or not. If you’re successful, we’ll tell you what you need to do next.
If it's difficult or impossible for you to send us this information
You can contact us if you have any communication support needs.
We’re happy to talk about other ways for you to tell us about your idea.
What information you need to apply
We ask for the contact details, home addresses and dates of birth of 3 different people from your organisation. We need a different email address for each person
One person should be someone we can talk to if we have any questions about your project. The others should be a senior members of your organisation, who'll be legally responsible for the funding. All of them need to live in the UK.
These 3 people cannot be related. Related can mean:
- related by marriage
- in a civil partnership with each other
- in a long-term relationship with each other
- related through a long-term partner
- living together at the same address
- related by blood
We ask for the legal name of your organisation. And its address. And what type of organisation it is
Check these details before applying. Also check any registration numbers if you have them – like a charity number or company number. It will slow down your application if these details are not right.
We ask for details about your organisation’s accounts
We’ll ask for:
- a copy of your most recent accounts
- a copy of your draft accounts, if your accounts are older than 10 months
- a copy of your 12 month projections, if your organisation is less than 15 months old
- your accounting end date
- your total income for the year
Read and agree to our terms and conditions
You can read the terms and conditions.
We do checks on the information you give us
As an organisation that gives out public funds, we carry out some checks on the information you give to us. Learn more about our checks.
How we use your personal data you give us
You can read our Data Protection Statement.
Reduce your environmental footprint
The National Lottery Community Fund cares about our environment and are always striving to manage our environmental impact. We encourage and support projects and communities to do the same. Learn more about how you can make your project or event more environmentally sustainable and perhaps save money at the same time in our guidance on reducing your environmental footprint.