Tag: The National Lottery Community Fund

The National Lottery Community Fund turbocharges funding available to grassroots causes

Stuart Mitchell

The National Lottery Community Fund – the largest community funder in the UK – has today doubled the amount of funding available to grassroots projects, in the biggest change in National Lottery funding for a generation. The change to National Lottery Awards for All is part of The National Lottery Community Fund’s ambition to strengthen society and improve lives across the UK. With a new maximum award of £20,000, the funder is doubling the amount groups can apply for as well as doubling the time, to two years, that they…

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£1.5 million from Dormant Accounts supporting VCSE sector sustainability

Stuart Mitchell

Organisations from the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector in Northern Ireland are benefitting from £1,472,885 announced from the Dormant Accounts Fund NI. Delivered by The National Lottery Community Fund with the Department of Finance, the programme is supporting the sector to be more resilient and prepared for the long-term future. One of the 22 groups awarded is the Ulster Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (USPCA) who are using a £100,000 grant to become more financially sustainable. Nora Smith, Chief Executive of USPCA, said: “We are…

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£252 million of National Lottery funding helps communities build healthier, happier lives

Stuart Mitchell

Recently it has been announced that almost £252 million of vital National Lottery funding has been awarded to over 5,000 charities and community groups in England over the last four months*. In this bumper round of funding, grants awarded range from £2,800 to over £30 million and will collectively drive forward The National Lottery Community Fund’s four key missions, which are to support communities to come together, be environmentally sustainable, help children and young people thrive and enable people to live healthier lives. The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest…

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New £100m fund will tackle inequality among disadvantaged groups and young people

Stuart Mitchell

Funding organisations from across London are uniting to create a £100m fund to support voluntary and community groups to drive change and tackle inequality. Over the next ten years, Propel will support organisations led by and for disadvantaged groups, including young people, women and girls, LGBTQ+ communities, deaf and disabled people, and communities experiencing racial inequality.  The growing collaboration represents public, private, and independent funders, including Bloomberg, City Bridge Trust – the City of London Corporation’s charity funder – The National Lottery Community Fund, the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan,…

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£2.5m National Lottery funding for In Our Nature set to boost Manchester action on climate change  

Stuart Mitchell

Manchester communities are set to pioneer new approaches to tackle the climate emergency thanks to In Our Nature, an initiative that has been awarded £2.5m from The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest funder of community activity in the UK.   The funding will help residents deliver over 50 community-led projects to reduce carbon emissions and introduce urban greening and nature-based solutions.    In Our Nature brings together a delivery partnership made up of Manchester Climate Change Agency, Hubbub, Groundwork Greater Manchester, Amity CIC, The Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, who…

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