Lottery Funding
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| What are they? | The National Lottery contributes to good causes through its many grant programmes. Lottery Good Causes allows you to search for information on current funding programmes across the UK. The funding search will help you to find the funding programmes that best match your project. It will search programmes offered by Lottery funders that are currently open to applications. |
| Who can apply? | The National Lottery works in partnership with lottery distributors, to support ‘Good Causes’ in the arts, heritage, health, education, environment, community and charity sectors. Each Lottery ‘Good Cause’ funds its programmes with its own criteria and application process. Each distributor makes decisions about who shall receive awards independently of the government and according to guidelines established by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport. |
| What do they fund? | ‘Good Causes’ in the arts, sports, heritage, health, education, environment, community and charity sectors. |
| How to apply? | Application form. It is best to contact the appropriate body to discuss your project idea and its specific requirements. |
| How much? | The amount you can apply is anything from a small amount for new or small groups to large amounts over several years. The amount you can apply for is stated for each funding programme. |
What are they?
The National Lottery contributes to good causes through its many grant programmes. Lottery Good Causes allows you to search for information on current funding programmes across the UK. The funding search will help you to find the funding programmes that best match your project. It will search programmes offered by Lottery funders that are currently open to applications.
Who can apply?
The National Lottery works in partnership with lottery distributors, to support ‘Good Causes’ in the arts, heritage, health, education, environment, community and charity sectors. Each Lottery ‘Good Cause’ funds its programmes with its own criteria and application process.
Each distributor makes decisions about who shall receive awards independently of the government and according to guidelines established by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport.
What do they fund?
‘Good Causes’ in the arts, sports, heritage, health, education, environment, community and charity sectors.
How to apply?
Application form. It is best to contact the appropriate body to discuss your project idea and its specific requirements.
How much?
The amount you can apply is anything from a small amount for new or small groups to large amounts over several years. The amount you can apply for is stated for each funding programme.
Pros
- • Funds a wide variety of good causes
- • Can be large grants, including salaries
- • Some pots of money require very little or no match funding
- • Can provide medium-term project funding
- • Very communicative funder and support usually available
Cons
- • Larger applications can be complicated and time consuming
- • There is less money available as less people are doing the lottery
- • There can be ethical issues for some groups not wanting to access money raised from gambling
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