Reaching Communities England : The National Lottery Community Fund

Funding to help strengthen communities and improve lives across England. This funding is available to all communities. But our priority is the places, people and communities that need it most.

‘Community’ means people living in the same area. Or people with similar interests or life experiences, even if they do not live in the same area.

Priorities are to fund projects that:

• support places, people or communities experiencing poverty, disadvantage or discrimination
  and
• support people and communities to shape the decisions that affect their lives.

And your project must achieve one of the missions. Which are to support communities to:

• Come together, through inclusive places, spaces and activities (either physical or virtual). Especially for communities where people are least able to come together.
• Help children and young people thrive, by developing positive social and emotional skills.
• Be healthier, by addressing health inequalities. And helping prevent poor health.
• Be environmentally sustainable. By engaging with climate issues and having a positive environmental impact. And improving access to quality natural spaces.

Arts Council England are more likely to fund work that achieves one or two of these missions really well. For more see their priorities.

Funding starts at £20,001. But most applications Arts Council England fund are for less than £500,000 in total. They can fund many different types and sizes of work. See what you can spend the money on.

After their updates to Reaching Communities on 1 April they expect continued high demand. This means you currently have a lower chance of getting funding than usual.

Area

England

Suitable for

Voluntary or community organisations

Funding size

£20,001 or more, for up to 5 years

Application deadline

Ongoing