The National Lottery Community Fund said it will speed up grant allocations for the coming six-month period, worth £300m, prioritising support for community organisations struggling financially as a result of the pandemic, as well as those providing activities "specifically geared to supporting communities through this crisis".
The organisation has warned that the approach means that some groups will not be able to access funding over the coming months, adding that it will endeavour to return to broader support as soon as it can.
"At this extraordinarily difficult time, we are all being challenged and moved in ways that seemed unimaginable just weeks ago," said Dawn Austwick, chief executive of The National Lottery Community Fund.
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