Objectives

• Your project must achieve one of their missions. Which are to support communities to:
  • Come together, through inclusive places, spaces and activities (either physical or virtual). Especially for communities where people are least able to come together.
  • Help children and young people thrive, by developing positive social and emotional skills.
  • Be healthier, by addressing health inequalities. And helping prevent poor health.
  • Be environmentally sustainable. By engaging with climate issues and having a positive environmental impact. And improving access to quality natural spaces.

Priorities

• Their priorities are to fund projects that:
  • support places, people or communities experiencing poverty, disadvantage or discrimination and
  • support people and communities to shape the decisions that affect their lives.

Funding Information

• Funding starts at £20,001. But most applications they fund are for less than £500,000 in total.
• Duration: up to 5 years.

Eligibility Criteria

• You can apply if your organisation serves communities in England and is a:
  • constituted voluntary or community organisation
  • registered charity
  • charitable incorporated organisation (CIO)
  • not-for-profit company limited by guarantee
  • community interest company (CIC)
  • school
  • statutory or public body (including local authorities, town, parish or community councils)
  • community benefit society (registered with the Financial Conduct Authority)
  • co-operative society (registered with the Financial Conduct Authority).
• Partnerships or groups of organisations can also apply as long as all of the partner organisations are one of the types listed above.

Ineligibility Criteria

• They cannot accept applications from:
  • individuals or sole traders
  • organisations based outside the UK
  • companies that can pay profits to directors, shareholders, or members, including companies limited by shares
  • organisations who are currently applying to another of our funds for the same project, during the same period
  • organisations applying on behalf of another organisation (unless you’re applying together as a partnership).

For more information, visit National Lottery Community Fund.