The document outlines plans for a new joint funding program between 2015-2023 between the Big Lottery Fund and European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) called Building Better Opportunities. The program aims to make more of an impact than either funder could alone and increase opportunities for voluntary and community sector organizations to access European funding. It will involve local partnerships with Local Enterprise Partnerships and provide around £550 million total investment working locally in 36 out of 39 Local Enterprise Partnership areas.

2. Big Lottery’s Role as a match
funder of social inclusion in EU
Funding 2014 - 2020
1. Set out our thinking on a
new joint Lottery and
European funding
programme 2015-2023
2. Get your views and
feedback on it

3. WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT?

4. Big Lottery and ESIF have similar aims
“Promoting social inclusion and
combating poverty” (TO 9)
“Bring real improvements to
communities and lives of people
most in need”

5. Aims of Building Better Opportunities
Make more of an impact than
either funder can alone
Increase opportunities for the
VCSE sector to access
European funding

6. Working locally with local enterprise
partnerships (LEPs)
36 out of 39 LEPs
considering working with
the Big Lottery Fund
Total investment about
£550 million

7. WHAT WE’VE ALREADY DONE

8. Programme Development Funding
36 grants worth £630,000
Announced 23 October
Projects will start in next
few months
Purpose is to raise
awareness in your area
about opportunities

9. WHAT MIGHT WE FUND?

10. Emerging themes

11. HOW THE FUND MIGHT WORK

12. Key components of our offer

13. Feedback and Questions