Funding programmes
Funding, Funding programmes, Awards over £10,000, England
England
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Reaching Communities England
Flexible funding over £10,000 for up to five years to organisations in England who want to take action on the issues that matter to people and communities.
- Area
- England
- Suitable for
- Voluntary or community organisations
- Total available
- £190m this financial year
- Application deadline
Ongoing
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Partnerships
Through our Partnerships funding, we make grants over £10,000 for organisations which work together with a shared set of goals and values.
- Area
- England
- Suitable for
- Voluntary or community organisations
- Total available
- £40m this financial year
- Application deadline
Ongoing
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Youth Capacity Fund
The Government has directed The National Lottery Community Fund to invest up to £1.2 million from dormant bank and building society accounts in England, to develop the capacity of local, frontline grassroots organisations who help young people facing barriers to work.
- Area
- England
- Suitable for
- Small voluntary or community / grassroots groups
- Funding size
- Up to £50,000 for groups in Birmingham, Bradford, Barking & Dagenham
- Total available
- £1.2 million
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Safeguarding Training Fund - Phase 1
The Safeguarding Training Fund is a joint funded programme between the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) and The National Lottery Community Fund. It will provide funding over two phases until 2022.
- Area
- England
- Suitable for
- Voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations
- Funding size
- Phase 1 applications invited up to £570,000
- Application deadline
Phase 1 Monday 14 January at 12.00pm
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#iwill Fund
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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Mayor’s Community Weekend
- Area
- England
UK-wide
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Digital Fund
The Digital Fund is a new UK wide £15 million funding programme to support charities and community organisations. It is about helping the charity and voluntary sector to use digital tools and approaches to support people and communities to thrive.
- Area
- UK-wide
- Application deadline
Applications initially open on 22nd October 2018 and close on 3rd December 2018. There will be further opportunities to apply in 2019
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The People’s Projects
A UK-wide public vote, which gives National Lottery players and the public a say in where National Lottery funding goes. It is a chance for organisations across the UK to receive further National Lottery funding.
- Area
- UK-wide
- Funding size
- up to £50,000
- Total available
- £3 million
- Application deadline
Invite only
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Leaders with Lived Experience Pilot Programme
Leaders with Lived Experience is a pilot programme providing National Lottery grants of between £20,000 and £50,000 to support lived experience leadership. A lived experience leader is someone who uses their first-hand experience of a social issue to create positive change for, and with, communities and people they share those experiences with. At this stage we expect to award between 15-20 grants.
- Area
- UK-wide
- Suitable for
- Voluntary or community organisations set up or run by leaders with lived experience
- Funding size
- £20,000 to £50,000
- Application deadline
5pm, 25th February 2019
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Awards from the UK Portfolio
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
- Application deadline
See programme details
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Forces in Mind
Supporting the psychological wellbeing and successful and sustainable transition of veterans and their families into civilian life.
- Area
- UK-wide
- Total available
- £35 million
- 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, these 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