Funding applications we’ve solicited
This page shows details of funding applications The National Lottery Community Fund has solicited from applicants.
What we mean by ‘soliciting’ a funding application
We are allowed to directly invite applicants to apply for a specific project or programme. This goes beyond general encouragement or publicising our funding. For example, we could contact an individual organisation and ask them to apply.
We may do this when it’s the best way to achieve an important part of our strategy, or Spending Directions we’re given by government.
Asking someone to apply does not guarantee we’ll fund them.
We still assess all applications we solicit, using the criteria for the funding they’re applying for. We’ll also do our usual checks around:
due diligence
value for money
feasibility of the work described in the application
Legislation that allows us to solicit applications
Our ability to solicit applications is an ‘express power’ given to The Fund. This means it’s a power that is written into the laws that govern how our funding works.
The legislation is:
Section 25(2A) of the National Lottery etc Act 1993 (for our National Lottery funding)
The Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Act 2008 as amended by the Dormant Assets Act 2022 (for our Dormant Assets funding)