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BIG AWARDS FOR ALL OPENS
A BIG new-look Awards for All
programme launched last Wednesday as the BIG Lottery Fund opens its own new
version of the highly popular small grants scheme in England and
Wales.
BIG’s Awards for All
programme will be the Fund’s biggest-ever commitment to a small grant scheme
supporting community projects, offering a more easily accessible programme with
even quicker decision times.
A total of £45 million is available in England offering
Big Lottery Fund grants of between £300 to £10,000 to grassroots groups in the
community and voluntary sector, health bodies, schools and parish or town
councils.
The programme aims to make a
difference to communities and the lives of those most in need and will focus on
social and environmental projects that benefit local communities.
The new easy-to-use application form,
available in English and Welsh, can be downloaded, filled in and emailed direct
to the Big Lottery Fund as well as being available in hard copy.
Sir Clive Booth, Chair of the Big
Lottery Fund, said: “The Big Lottery Fund’s Awards for All programme will
build on the features that made the previous scheme so popular. A simpler
application process and a maximum turnaround time of six weeks for a decision
are among the changes to the programme which will make it much easier for
applicants to successfully apply for small pots of funding that can have such a
big impact on local communities and lives.”
Applications