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.
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Case studies
The Jubilee People's Millions
A partnership between BIG and ITV where viewers vote for funding for their favourite projects.
Grants search
Basis
Funding support for voluntary and community organisations to help them become more effective.
Healthy Families: Child's Play
Support projects in Wales that make the link between play, nutrition and activity.
Closed programmes
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Reaching Out: Connecting Older People
Northern Ireland
Reaching Out: Connecting Older People
Open Date: 22 June 2010
Close Date: 29 February 2012Helping older people at risk to lead fuller, connected lives as valued members of their community
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Changing Spaces: Community Sustainable Energy Programme
England
Changing Spaces: Community Sustainable Energy Programme
Open Date: 1 December 2011
Close Date: 29 February 2012Grants: £5,000 - £50,000. This programme will provide £8 million to community-based organisations for the installation of microgeneration technologies.
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Grab a Grant
Wales
Grab a Grant
Open Date: 9 January 2012
Close Date: 3 February 2012GRAB A GRANT WINNERS You have now decided the five community projects that will share in £25,000 worth of grants from the Big Lottery Fund. More than 2,000 ...
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Communities Living Sustainably
England
Communities Living Sustainably
Open Date: 29 November 2011
Close Date: 31 January 2012Summary 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...
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Reaching Out: Empowering Young People
Northern Ireland
Reaching Out: Empowering Young People
Open Date: 22 June 2010
Close Date: 27 January 2012More young people at risk will have the necessary support structures, capacity, improved personal development and improved skills to help them negotiate the transitions in the...
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Advice Services Fund
England
Advice Services Fund
Open Date: 28 November 2011
Close Date: 22 December 2011Funded 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...
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Next Steps
England
Next Steps
Open Date: 16 November 2011
Close Date: 14 December 2011Programme summary BIG believes social investment has the potential to increase the amount of funding available to civil society organisations, bringing additional resour...
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Millennium Now
UK
Millennium Now
Open Date: 1 November 2011
Close Date: 13 December 2011Read in Welsh Summary Note: Registration for the programme has now closed Millennium Now is unlike anything we have delivered before. Developed tog...
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Impact of Alcohol
Northern Ireland
Impact of Alcohol
Open Date: 14 December 2010
Close Date: 14 November 2011Investing £10 million in Northern Ireland to address the harm caused by alcohol misuse
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Sustainable Steps
Wales
Sustainable Steps
Open Date: 30 September 2011
Close Date: 4 November 2011Summary of the programme The Sustainable Steps programme is funded by money that has been dormant in bank and building society bank accounts across the UK for 15 ye...
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