Open Grants Programme offers capital funding to small/medium UK charities, CICs (limited by guarantee) and community benefit societies working with people experiencing disadvantage.
Rolling grants for creative and cultural projects—across music, theatre, libraries, museums, visual arts and combined arts
A newer National Lottery Community Fund strand, Strengthening Communities supports community‑led projects that involve people who experience poverty or disadvantage, focus on prevention/early help, and build on local strengths.
For larger, longer-term work, the National Lottery Community Fund’s Reaching Communities fund offers grants of £20,001+ over up to five years.
The National Lottery Community Fund’s Awards for All backs small, people‑led projects that bring communities together, improve health and wellbeing, support young people and help with environmental action.
The government has announced fresh support for youth work in England, including an £88m package for youth clubs and after‑school activities and a new £30.5m Better Youth Spaces fund. Alongside this sits the reopened Million Hours Fund, focused on putting more staffed hours on the ground. Here’s what it means in practice – and how to make the most of it.