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myplace

myplace£160m was available in year one on behalf of the Department for Children, Schools and Families.

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People's Millions

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

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Breathing Places

Breathing places

This programme helped to make a lasting imporvement to the natural environment.

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Community Assets

Community empowerment is on the cards for 37 projects across England.

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  • Breathing Places UK
    Breathing Places
    Open Date: 5 January 2009
    Close Date: 6 February 2009

    Amount £5 million. Breathing Places was a small grants programme developed in partnership with the BBC. It gave funding small groups that improved the local environment.

  • Young People’s Fund 2: Local grants England
    Young People’s Fund 2: Local grants
    Open Date: 19 May 2008
    Close Date: 16 October 2008

    Amount: Up to £38 million. The programme focussed on changing the lives of young people aged 10 to 18 and also supported projects working with people up to the age of 25

  • myplace England
    myplace
    Open Date: 6 May 2008
    Close Date: 30 September 2008

    Amount: £190 million. myplace funded groups that had the vision and drive to work with young people to deliver a world class place for them to go.

  • Family Learning England
    Family Learning
    Open Date: 19 September 2006
    Close Date: 29 August 2008

    Amount: Up to £40 million. Family Learning focussed on learning activities where children and parents learn together.

  • BASIS programme England
    BASIS programme
    Open Date: 7 May 2008
    Close Date: 27 August 2008

    Amount Up to £151 million. BASIS aimed to ensure that voluntary and community organisations throughout England had access to high quality support.

  • The People's Millions UK
    The People's Millions
    Open Date: 13 March 2007
    Close Date: 15 May 2008

    Amount: £5.5 million for 2008. This exciting partnership between the Big Lottery Fund and ITV in which viewers vote for the project they want to receive funding.

  • International Communities UK
    International Communities
    Open Date: 29 March 2006
    Close Date: 30 April 2008

    Amount: £30 million. We aimed to fund effective projects that tackled the causes of poverty and deprivation and bring a difference to the lives of disadvantaged people.

  • Young People’s Fund 2: National Grants England
    Young People’s Fund 2: National Grants
    Open Date: 5 December 2007
    Close Date: 4 April 2008

    Amount: £38 million. This programme funded projects of national significance that involved young people in developing, running and reviewing policies and services.

  • Advice Plus England
    Advice Plus
    Open Date: 12 November 2007
    Close Date: 1 April 2008

    Amount: £50 million. Advice Plus helped people in need access good quality advice on their legal rights and responsibilities so they could avoid or overcome disadvantage

  • International Strategic UK
    International Strategic
    Open Date: 2 October 2007
    Close Date: 15 February 2008

    Amount: £30 million. International Strategic was BIGs way of helping disadvantaged communities overseas.

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