National Lottery Community Fund – Bringing People Together

Description

Large grants are available to voluntary and community organisations in the United Kingdom for projects that will build stronger connections across communities, and improve the infrastructure and conditions that are needed to strengthen these connections.

Current Status: Open for Applications

Maximum value: £ 300,000

Objectives of Fund

The programme seeks to fund ideas that enable communities to thrive by creating the conditions, infrastructure and social fabric that enable better and longer lasting ways of bringing people and communities together. This will be achieved by supporting:

• Bold and experimental responses to bringing people together using new, or new combinations of approaches.
• New projects or projects that build on existing work.
• A range of projects reflecting a mix of communities and places from across the UK.

Value Notes

Grants of up to £300,000 are available, for up to two years.

It is expected that up to 20 awards will be made for the 2021/22 period.

Who Can Apply

Applications will be accepted from:

• Registered charities.
• Community Interest Companies (CICs).
• Charitable Incorporated Organisations (CIOs).
• Community Benefit Societies.
• Co-operative Societies (if it has a not-for-profit clause and registered with the Financial Conduct Authority).
• Voluntary or community organisations.
• Statutory bodies (including town, parish and community councils).
• Companies limited by guarantee (if it has a not-for-profit clause or is a registered charity).
• Groups of organisations, as long as they are led by an eligible organisation.

Organisations must have at least two people on their board or committee who are not related.

The fund is interested in bold and experimental responses to bringing people together using new, or new combinations of approaches. All projects will need to:

• Have a clear equality, diversity and inclusion focus.
• Deliver across at least two countries in the UK.
• Demonstrate they can learn and adapt as they go.

The fund is keen that projects reflect a mix of communities and places from across the UK, and is particularly keen to:

• Support projects led by – or supporting – people and communities who have been disproportionality affected by COVID-19.
• Support projects that are open for everyone and can show what proactive action has been taken to ensure any potential barriers for participation will be addressed – particularly for disabled people, people of colour, LGBTQ+ people and people who are seeking asylum or are refugees.
• Support projects that will connect with each other, and share approaches and learning.

For more details please visit National Lottery Community Fund – Bringing People Together