National Lottery Fund's priority to keep money flowing to communities affected by Covid-19
/The National Lottery Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund is the largest community funder in the UK. Each year we distribute millions of pounds of The National Lottery’s good causes money to community groups and charitable projects around the country.
COVID-19
While our main funding programmes remain open, our immediate priority is to keep money flowing to support people, communities and organisations affected by the COVID-19 crisis.
We’re keeping our commitments to existing grant holders and funding new projects supporting communities who are adapting to the increasing challenges of COVID-19.
For the next six months, we will be prioritising applications from:
Organisations supporting people who are at high risk from COVID-19
Organisations supporting communities most likely to face increased demand and challenges as a direct result of COVID-19
Organisations with high potential to support communities with the direct and indirect impact of COVID-19
What funding is available?
National Lottery Awards for All Northern Ireland
£300–£10,000
Projects bringing local people together to make positive changes in their community.
No deadline, so groups can apply any time.
Applying is quick and simple.
Applications welcome from constituted voluntary or community organisations, schools, and statutory bodies.
If we funded you within the last two years, we may have to give priority to other groups that have not recently been funded through this programme.
This funding is for projects that will run for 12 months or less
People and Communities
£10,000–£500,000
Project ideas should come from the community. Talk to the people you want to help and get them involved in shaping and planning the project.
Your project should make good use of the skills, knowledge, resources and energy of people within your community; making it stronger and ready for the future.
Understand the need for your project and how it fits with the work of other organisations. Build relationships and work together on shared goals.
Applications welcome from constituted voluntary or community organisations, and social enterprises.
This funding is for projects that will run for between 1 and 5 years.
Empowering Young People
£10,000–£500,000
This funding is for projects that work with young people (8 – 25 years old), and which will run for between 1 and 5 years.
Projects will help young people to: have the skills they need for the future; have better relationships with their support networks and communities; and/or have improved health and wellbeing.
Young people must be involved in the planning and delivery of the project. They must be able to develop the skills to help themselves, and their support networks and communities need to be involved too.
Applications welcome from constituted voluntary or community organisations, and social enterprises.
