Application deadline: not applicable – this is an ongoing grant programme in which applications can be made at any time.
Revenue grants of between £500,000 and £5 million over 2-10 years (although most awards are likely to be for between 2 and 5 years) are available for a range of organisations, including registered charities, Community Interest Companies and local authorities, for projects that enable communities to come together help create a better-connected society and help children and young people use their voice to influence change. Partnership proposals are welcomed.
Projects must either work across the UK, or be able to inform, influence or scale up across the UK. The National Lottery wants to support ambitious projects that aim to create longer-term, transformational change. It will take an equity-based approach to tackle inequality. This means funding will be directed to areas where the greatest need can be evidenced.
Funding is available for projects that:
o Benefit communities across the UK (by working in different locations, or by sharing learning between countries).
o Help make significant changes to services or systems that affect people’s everyday lives.
o Scale up their impact by expanding their work (by helping more people, or doing more for people they already work with), and
o Support people experiencing poverty, disadvantage, and discrimination.
There is no closing date; applications are assessed on an ongoing basis.
Further information about the UK Fund is available on the National Lottery Community Fund website
