Other Lottery FundersSport Northern Ireland www.sportni.org  Sport Northern Ireland has been in business for twenty five years. To achieve its overall aim of developing sport from grass-roots to elite standard, the Council works closely with other organisations. Areas: Northern Ireland Art Council England www.artscouncil.org.uk  The national development agency for the arts in England. It invests billion of pounds of public funds from government and National Lottery. This is the bedrock of support for the arts in England. Areas: England Arts Council Northern Ireland www.artscouncil-ni.org  The lead development agency for the arts in Northern Ireland. The main support for artists and arts organisations throughout the region, offering a broad range of funding opportunities through Treasury and National Lottery funds. Areas: Northern Ireland Arts Council of Wales www.artswales.org.uk  The Arts Council of Wales (ACW) is responsible for funding and developing the arts in Wales. Areas: Wales Heritage Lottery Fund www.hlf.org.uk  The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) enables communities to celebrate, look after and learn more about our diverse heritage. From museums and historic buildings to parks and nature reserves to celebrating traditions, customs and history, the HLF has awarded over £3 billion to projects that open up our nations heritage for everyone to enjoy. Areas: UK Lottery Funding www.lotteryfunding.org.uk  Lottery Funding is a joint website run by all Lottery funders in the UK. Areas: UK Scottish Arts Council www.sac.org.uk  The Scottish Arts Council is the lead body for the funding, development and advocacy of the arts in Scotland. Areas: Scotland Scottish Screen www.scottishscreen.com  Scottish Screen have launched a new and improved Short Film Distribution Strategy which will give filmmakers more control and responsibility over the distribution of the film after completion. Areas: Scotland Sport England www.sportengland.org  We are an organisation committed to creating opportunities for people to start in sport, stay in sport and succeed in sport. We promote and invest in sport and are responsible for delivering the Government's sporting objectives. We believe sport has the power to change people's lives. Areas: England Sport Scotland www.sportscotland.org.uk  sportscotland is the national body for sport development in Scotland. Areas: Scotland Sports Council for Wales www.sports-council-wales.co.uk  The Sports Council for Wales is the national organisation responsible for developing and promoting sport and recreation. The Sports Council for Wales is also responsible for distributing lottery funds to sport in Wales. Areas: Wales UK Sport www.uksport.gov.uk  UK Sport works in partnership with the home country sports councils and other agencies to lead sport in the UK to world-class success. Areas: UK Awards for All www.awardsforall.org.uk  Awards for All is a Lottery grants programme aimed at local communities. We award grants of between £300 and £10000 in a simple straightforward way. Areas: UK NESTA www.nesta.org.uk  NESTA is the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts. We are the largest single endowment devoted exclusively to supporting talent, innovation and creativity in the UK. Our mission is to transform the UK's capacity for innovation. We invest in early stage companies, inform innovation policy and encourage a culture that helps innovation to flourish. Areas: UK UK Film Council www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk  The UK Film Council aims to stimulate a competitive, successful and vibrant UK film industry and culture, and to promote the widest possible enjoyment and understanding of cinema throughout the nations and regions of the UK. Areas: UK |