Big Lottery Fund
Big Lottery Fund
Today we are opening our new funding offer to applications. We have £250M of life changing Lottery funds to commit in Scotland over the next five years.
We want to ensure that our Lottery funds support people and communities most in need across the country so we have designed our new funding here in Scotland to best achieve that aim. We’ve learned from our previous work and spent time talking to many of you as we’ve developed our new plans – so to everyone who took time to join our conversations, thank-you.
For the first time we are asking communities to tell us how their approach to what they want to do is people-led, strengths-based and/or connected.
We’ll focus our Lottery funds to work with groups that are improving lives, as we know that many people experience challenges at some point in their lives and we want to support activity that helps them overcome these difficulties and become more resilient. And we’ll support community-led activity with funding that aims to work with communities to bring real improvements to the places they live and the wellbeing of those most in need.
Maureen McGinn, Big Lottery Fund Scotland Chair explains why we’ve chosen this approach: “We have refreshed and redeveloped our approach and focus so we will work with communities and organisations to support activity which is people-centred, strengths-based and has good local connections. We are sure our new approach will ensure our Lottery funds make a truly life-changing and inspirational difference to people across Scotland.
“In these challenging times we hope this new Lottery money will open the door to support activity which puts people in the lead at the heart of their communities.”
Over the next five years we will make grants of £10,000 to over £1 million – with a streamlined single-stage process for all grants up to £150,000 which should be able to go from application to award in four months. For organisations and groups looking for more than £150,000 we have a more proportionate two stage process which should be able to go from application to award in six months.
For more information on our new plans, eligibility and how to apply please go to our website or you can email advicescotland@biglotteryfund.org.uk
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