Deadline: 30-Sep-22
The National Lottery Community Fund is inviting applications for the Community Led funding program to support communities to improve the places in which they live and the wellbeing of those most in need.
They want to support community-based organizations to carry out the work that they do best – bringing local people together around the things that matter to them. Their mission as a funder is to help communities and people most in need.
They believe that the following three approaches are vital to help them achieve their mission and address inequality in Scotland, and they will fund activity that embraces these.
- People-led
- Meaningfully involving the people you’re working with in the development, design and delivery of your activity.
- Strengths-based
- Making the most of, and building on, the skills and experiences of people and assets within communities.
- Connected
- Having a good understanding of what others are doing locally, developing good working relationships and complementing and adding value to other relevant activity in your area.
Funding Information
Funding size: £10001 to £150000.
Outcomes
They will fund organizations to deliver work that achieves the following outcomes:
- Everyone in the community has the opportunity to influence and get involved in community-led activity.
- People in the community are better connected and work together to improve their wellbeing.
What can you apply for?
- They want to support community-led organizations to deliver longer term work as well as shorter term activity such as supporting communities deal with the impact of COVID-19. You can apply for funding for up to three years to improve or continue existing services, or to develop new activity.
- They welcome some level of match funding but they can fund up to 100% of the costs of your activity including staff, equipment, premises costs and overheads. They refer to these types of costs as ‘revenue costs’ and would expect these to be the main focus of your application. However, you can also include up to £50,000 of minor capital costs as part of your overall activity for items such as building refurbishment, adaptations or landscaping.
Eligibility Criteria
- This funding is for organizations in Scotland that are based in the local area they serve and are run by local people.
- Your organization should have a governing body, such as a committee or board which includes at least three unrelated people and a written governing document, such as a constitution. This governing document should make it clear that your organization has:
- A social purpose – your organization must have a clearly stated purpose which benefits the local area in some way
- Open membership – everyone living in the area should be able to get involved in your organization and the work that it does
- Community control – the majority of people serving on your governing body are from the local area and make the decisions.
- If your organization doesn’t meet the above criteria but you feel it is representative of the people in your area we are still interested in hearing from you.
- Existing National Lottery Community Fund grant holders can apply but you can usually only have one Community Led grant at a time.
For more information, visit https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding/programmes/grants-for-community-led-activity#section-1