National Lottery Community Fund Community Action & Fairer Life Chances

National Lottery Community Fund - Community Action (Scotland)

The National Lottery Community Fund (NLCF) distributes over £600 million a year to communities across the UK, raised by players of The National Lottery. Community Action is a new programme for Scotland forming part of the £166 million funding stream to support NLCF’s 2030 strategy, ‘It starts with community'.

The programme is intended to support projects meeting at least two of the following outcomes:

· Build positive relationships.

· Support people’s health or wellbeing.

· Help people improve their access and connection to nature.

· Make a positive difference to the environment.

· Applicants must first contact the National Lottery Community Fund to arrange a discussion with a funding officer about the project and its eligibility.

· Eligible applicants will then be invited to submit a full application.

Grants of between £20,001 and £250,000 are available and the funding is available for up to five years. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. The application process is as follows:

Guidance notes and a sample online application form are available from the National Lottery Community Fund website https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding/programmes/community-action(this will open in a new window). Contact the National Lottery Community Fund for further information via advicescotland@tnlcommunityfund.org.uk

National Lottery Community Fund - Fairer Life Chances (Scotland)

Fairer Life Chances is a new programme for Scotland forming part of the £166 million funding stream to support NLCF’s 2030 strategy. The Fund will start by targeting two of the NLCF's mission areas:

· Help children and young people thrive.

· Enable people to live healthier lives.

Grants of between £20,001 and £500,000 are available. However, it is expected that most grants will be for £250,000 or less. The funding is available for up to five years. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis and the application process is as follows:

· Applicants must first contact the National Lottery Community Fund to arrange a discussion with a funding officer about the project and its eligibility.

· Eligible applicants will then be invited to submit a full application.

Guidance notes and a sample online application form are available from the National Lottery Community Fund website here https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding/programmes/fairer-life-chances#section-3(this will open in a new window). Contact the National Lottery Community Fund for further information advicescotland@tnlcommunityfund.org.uk.