The Big Lottery Fund is the UK's largest community funder, distributing millions annually to support community projects. In 2017/18, it allocated £508.5 million across various regions, emphasizing community-driven initiatives that enable personal and communal development. The Fund offers various grants to encourage community involvement and address local needs, with an emphasis on building relationships and improving significant spaces.

1. Big Lottery Fund is the largest community funder in the UK.
Each year, we distribute millions of pounds to good causes thanks to National Lottery
players. We celebrate the strength in communities and support them to thrive.
Community
funding in England
A snapshot of funding in the UK for 2017/18
FSN - My Time Now
Scotland
£59.0m
1,131 grants
Northern Ireland
£19.4m
564 grants
UK wide
£48.5m
195 grants
Wales
£28.4m
662 grants
England
£353.2m
8,485 grants
In total
£508.5m
11,037 grantsWe have touched the lives of
that’s the equivalent of
in the UK
and
7.5m people
1 in 8 people
awards to
community projects
90%
£10k
of our
were for
or less

2. We believe people should be in the
lead when improving their lives and
communities. Our approach focuses
on the skills and energy people can
draw upon and the potential in their
ideas. We are asking what matters
to communities, not what’s the
matter with them.
Our funding in England
National Lottery Awards for All provides a quick and
simple way to get small National Lottery grants of
between £300 and £10,000.
biglotteryfund.org.uk/awardsforall
Reaching Communities provides long-term support
for up to five years, offering grants over £10,000
to organisations with great ideas that enable
communities to thrive.
biglotteryfund.org.uk/reachingcommunities
Partnerships provides grants of over £10,000 for
organisations who want to work together with
others, start with the bigger picture and achieve
shared objectives.
biglotteryfund.org.uk/partnerships
Next steps
If you would like to apply for funding,
visit biglotteryfund.org.uk/funding
to find out more. We want to talk to
you about your ideas early on so we
can give you the best funding advice.
Feel free to call the Big Advice team on
0345 4 10 20 30.
What funding is available?
It’s important to us that you involve your
community in the design, development and delivery
of the activities you’re planning.
We support ideas that meet one or more of our
three funding priorities.
Show us how you plan to:
●● bring people together and build strong
relationships in and across communities
●● improve the places and spaces that matter
to communities
●● enable more people to fulfil their potential
by working to address issues at the earliest
possible stage.
biglotteryfund.org.uk
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