Funding programmes
Funding, Funding programmes, Awards over £10,000, England
England
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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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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The #iwill Fund will enable more young people to take part in social action through high quality opportunities which create lifelong habits.
- Area
- England
UK-wide
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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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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.
