Big Lottery Fund in London

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• Big Lottery Fund in London
• funding for the future
• Rosalie Woods
• Regional Development Officer
• October 2006

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What will we be funding?
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How will we be funding?

• 1.8 Billion between 2005 2009 in England
• 60-70 to VCS
• Full Cost Recovery
• All projects must be additional
• Up to 5 years funding in selected programmes
• Our mission is to bring to real improvements
  to communities and to the lives of those most in
  need

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Programmes

• Awards for All 60m 2006/2007 Open now
• Breathing Places 5m (UK) Oct 06 (phase 2)
• Reaching Communities 100m for first year Open
  now
• Young Peoples Fund 100m (England) 2007
• BASIS 155m (England) March-June 07 08
• Childrens Play 155m (England) Open now
• Parks for People 90m (England) Open now
• Changing Spaces 234m (England) Early 2007
• Well-being 165m (England) Closed
• Community Learning 120m (England) Sept/Oct 2006
• Community buildings 50m (England) Open now
• Advice Plus 50m (England) June-Oct 2006, 07
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• Living Landmarks 140m (UK) Closed
• Peoples Millions 66.5 (UK) March 07
• International 60m (UK) Open now
• Research 25m (UK) Early 07

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Reaching Communities

• Criteria
• Must improve the quality of life for communities
  and those most in need (including those hard to
  reach)
• Must ensure that communities are involved in
  helping to deliver projects

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Who can apply?

• Small community groups (communities of
  interest as well as geographic) or larger
  organisations clearly meeting identified needs
• These groups will include
• Registered charities
• Charitable or not-for-profit companies
• Social enterprises
• Statutory bodies, including schools
• Only make grants to legally constituted
  organisations

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Reaching Communities

• Funding to help improve local communities and the
  lives of people most in need.
• Grants of between 10,001 and 500,000 max
  project cost 750,000 (Maximum 50,000 capital
  grant max capital project cost 200,000)
• 5 years funding
• Full cost recovery
• Existing and new projects
• The wider picture links to local plans,
  strategies initiatives
• Project must meet at least 1 of the Big Lottery
  Funds four outcomes

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Reaching Communities

• The application process
• Early feedback on project proposal
• Stage 1 outline proposal form, decision within
  10 -15 working days of receipt
• Stage 2 application

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Awards for All

• Joint scheme BIG, Heritage, Arts Council, Sport
  England
• Funds very wide range of projects
• Not-for-profit, school, parish/town council,
  health body but restrictions

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Awards for Allawardsforall.org.uk

• Demand led, with 3 overarching aims
• Increase access participation
• Improve skill creativity
• Improve the quality of life
• Priorities that focus on local needs

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Awards for All the process

• Straightforward application form
• Can fund activities, buildings, staff costs,
  start-up
• Cant fund running costs, money already spent
• Answer within 8 weeks if your form is complete

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Awards for All -
From April 2006

• Applicants can apply for a grant from 300 to
  10,000
• Organisations cannot be in receipt of more than
  10,000 of Awards for All grants in any two year
  period, from the date of first award (either via
  single or multiple awards)
• Projects still have to be completed within a 12
  month period, starting from the date of award

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London regional outcomes

• Better understanding of different people, places
  and cultures in our local community
• Increased involvement from people who face
  barriers to participation
• Increased use of outdoor community spaces
• Increased skills to run small community groups
• Increased community participation in creating
  healthier lifestyles

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Awards for All - Case studies

• London Chinese Culture and Art Community
  Organisation applied for funding to run weekly
  games and arts sessions for older members of the
  community. Awards for All will pay for equipment
  for lunch club (894), rent (2,1960), publicity
  (200), travel and transport (240), meals and
  refreshments (840)
• Horn of Africa Women's Association is a voluntary
  group that used an Award to start up an advice
  support office for women and children facing
  domestic violence. Awards for All paid for rent
  (1,920), computer printer (1,000), volunteer
  expenses(1,440), telephone, postage stationery
  (600).

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Awards for All Contact details

• Central e-mail for enquiries General.Enquiries_at_aw
  ardsforall.org.uk
• Application packs and general questions
• 0845 600 20 40
• Application packs and more information
  www.awardsforall.org.uk and go to How to Apply
  section

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Family Learning (40 million)Launched 19
September 2006

• Aims
• to increase opportunities for Family Learning and
  make them accessible to families most in need.
• opportunity for all family members to get
  involved in learning in an informal and
  supportive atmosphere
• Facts and figures
• 3 year programme (for England)
• Grants 10,000 - 500,000
• Average grant 100,00 - 150,000
• Who can apply?
• Registered charities, Voluntary and community
  groups, statutory bodies (e.g. schools, childrens
  centres), charities, social enterprises, private
  sector orgs.

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Breathing Places phase 2

• Aims
• To increase participation and access to local
  breathing places by encouraging people to become
  actively involved in them, and by supporting
  activities that are open accessible to
  everyone.
• To make a lasting improvement to the local
  environment by supporting activities that develop
  existing breathing places or help create and
  sustain new ones.
• Facts and Figures
• Opens October 2006. Closing date 13 December 2006
• Grants of between 300 and 10,000 to be spent
  within a year
• Maximum project size 25k
• Who can apply?
• Any voluntary or community sector organisation,
  town or parish council or school

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Playful Ideas

• up to 16 million
• for innovative schemes involving children and
  young people
• 10,001 to 250,000 up to 5 years
• Focuses on innovation
• Open to vcs, social enterprises, town and parish
  councils

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Community Buildings - 50m

• Aims
• Economically, socially and environmentally
  sustainable buildings
• to improve, replace, or create a building in a
  community that provides services and activities
  to meet the needs of a range of people
• Facts and figures
• Stage 1 application deadline 30 April 2007
• Grants of 50,001 - 500,000
• Maximum revenue funding 5,000
• Match funding requirements for project costing
  more than 250k

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Advice Plus - 50m over 3 years

• The Advice Plus programme aims to ensure that
  more people who need advice have access to good
  advice services wherever they live in England.
• Facts and Figures
• 3 rounds for applications (1 per year)
• 2006 deadline for applications 30 October
• Grants of 10,000 - 500,000
• Who can apply?
• Registered and unregistered charities, social and
  community enterprises, community based
  co-operatives, credit unions

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