Our case studies feature examples of how funding from BIG has made a real impact to the lives of people as well as helping to improve local communities.
Read about our past grants programmes and search for any grant we have given
Our case studies feature examples of how funding from BIG has made a real impact to the lives of people as well as helping to improve local communities.

People’s Million's is a partnership between Big and ITV where viewers vote for funding for projects.

This programme helped to make a lasting imporvement to the natural environment.
Grants: £5,000 - £50,000. This programme will provide £8 million to community-based organisations for the installation of microgeneration technologies.
Summary This programme is now closed for applications. In March 2012 thirty communities were given development grants to work up detailed plans to help them live mor...
Funded organisations BIG Fund and the Cabinet Office are pleased to announce that 301 organisations will be receiving a grant under the Advice Services Fund (ASF). Bel...
Programme summary BIG believes social investment has the potential to increase the amount of funding available to civil society organisations, bringing additional resour...
Read in Welsh Summary Note: Registration for the programme has now closed Millennium Now is unlike anything we have delivered before. Developed tog...
Summary The Office for Civil Society (OCS) has made up to £30 million available in short-term funding, to provide better support for front line civil society organisa...
Summary of the programme The Silver Dreams Fund is the first of the Big Lottery Fund’s dedicated investments in older people in England, and is in association...
Helping people become more confident in and more aware of how to take control of their finances
Amount: £3.6 million for 2011. This exciting partnership between the Big Lottery Fund and ITV in which viewers vote for the project they want to receive funding.
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