Deadline: 21-Aug-24
The National Lottery Community Fund is seeking applications for the Community-led Activity programme to support community-led activity and wellbeing.
This funding aims to support communities to bring real improvements to the places they live and the wellbeing of those most in need. The National Lottery Community Fund recognises the important role that community organisations play in addressing inequality and strengthening communities. They want to support community-based organisations to carry out the work that they do best – bringing local people together around the things that matter to them.
In Scotland, they believe that the following three approaches are vital to help them deliver National Lottery funding that empowers communities and reduces inequality 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: £20,001 to £150,000
- 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.
Outcomes
- They will fund organisations 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
Who can apply?
- This funding is for organisations in Scotland that are based in the local area they serve and are run by local people.
- You can apply even if you have other funding from the National Lottery Community Fund. But you can usually only have one Community Led grant at a time.
- Your organisation should have a written governing document (like a constitution) The governing document should be clear that your organisation:
- has a social purpose: the organisation must have a clearly stated purpose which benefits the local area in some way
- has open membership: everyone living in the area should be able to get involved in your organisation and the work that it does
- is controlled by the local community: the majority of people serving on your board or committee should be from the local area and make the decisions.
For more information, visit TNL Community Fund.