Awards for All
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Big Lottery Fund grants scheme designed specifically for local communities
Funding The amounts on offer are different for each country. In Northern Ireland and Scotland grants of between £500 and £10,000 are available, in Wales between £500 and £5,000 is on offer, and in England the scheme hands out between £300 and £10,000.
Funder Awards for All is a Big Lottery Fund grants scheme designed specifically for local communities. Although grants are available to organisations across the UK, there are different schemes for each of the four countries. The awards mainly focus on sports, heritage and arts activities.
Aim The schemes will fund a huge range of activities including those promoting health, education and sport. Money can be spent in a variety of ways, including training, research costs and updating equipment to comply with health and safety regulations. Each of the schemes has its own priority areas but encourages any group who thinks it qualifies for funding to apply.
Who can apply? Each of the four nations' schemes require that organisations applying for funding must be not-for-profit, have a bank account that requires two signatures for each cheque or withdrawal and spend the money given within one year. The English, Scottish and Welsh schemes will consider applications from parish and town councils, schools and health bodies.
