Big Lottery Fund (BIG) grants half the money for good causes raised by the National Lottery. It is committed to bringing improvements to communities and people’s lives. Funding varies, providing for arts activities, school facilities and activities, professional counselling support, sports, community facilities, music and dance.

Purpose

BIG provides capital costs for its projects, from large scale projects to gifts of smaller grants for community groups and projects that benefit health, education and the environment.

Applications

Application forms and monitoring must be completed when applying and using grant funding. There are certain conditions that need to be met, including publicly acknowledging the funding award.

Background research and further advice

Big Lottery Fund

Links to Case Studies

You can find the following relevant case studies within the toolkit:

• Peepul Centre, Leicester
• Derby City Libraries, Derby

More case studies about some of the grants that Big Lottery Fund has made can be accessed on the Big Lottery Fund Case Studies Library.