The Big Lottery Fund has re-launched the new £58M Awards for All small grants scheme.  This scheme replaces the old Awards for All scheme and only uses money from Big Lottery Fund.  Small grant funding for arts, heritage and sports projects are now being dealt with separately under other small grant lottery schemes.

Area: England 

Programme Summary: The Awards for All programme aims to help improve local communities and the lives of people most in need. To do this we want to fund projects that meet one or more of the following outcomes:

• People have better chances in life - with better access to training and development to   improve their life skills.
• Stronger communities - with more active citizens working together to tackle their problems. 
• Improved rural and urban environments - which communities are better able to access and enjoy.
• Healthier and more active people and communities.

Grant Range: £300-£10,000

Who can Apply: You may be eligible to apply for an Awards for All grant if you can meet one of the criteria mentioned above, and:

• you are a not-for-profit group (including social enterprises), or you are a parish or town council, school or health body.
• you have a bank account that requires at least two unrelated people to sign each cheque or withdrawal.
• you have a governing body with at least three unrelated members
• you can spend the grant within one year.

How to Apply: The application form is short and simple. Email us the completed  form.    http://www.awardsforall.org.uk/england/apply.html 

What to do next:

• If you think you are eligible to apply, look at our apply page and download the guidance notes and application form.
• Questions about Awards for All? Learn more.
• Not eligible for an Awards for All grant? Look at the other small grants available from the other distributors.

When to Apply: Any time - you will find out if you are successful within six weeks.

The new separate small grants programmes are as follows:

• Sport England will provide small grants for sports ranging from £300 - £10,000 from 1 April 2009. http://funding.sportengland.org/
• Arts Council England will provide small grants through their existing ‘Grants for the arts’ programme, supporting awards between £1,000 and £100,000. http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding/
• Heritage Lottery Fund small grants will be provided through the existing 'Your Heritage' (£3,000 to £50,000) and 'Young Roots (£3,000 to £25,000) schemes. http://www.hlf.org.uk/English/

Contact Details:
Call our team for advice on 0845 4 10 20 30. 
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Call our Lottery Funding Helpline on 0845 275 00 00 or go to www.lotteryfunding.org.uk for details of all the lottery funding available. For information and guidance about our funding between 9am and 5pm talk with our online advisers.

Source: Big Lottery Fund