Big Lottery Fund

Every year BIG gives out millions of pounds from the National Lottery to good causes. Our money goes to community groups and to projects that improve health, education and the environment.

Revisiting the past

The Heroes Return blog contains stories from veterans’ trips, war time memories, photos and videos. Includes contributions from their families and carers, and BIG’s Heroes Return team.

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Village SOS

How Clean is Your village

TV presenter Aggie Mackenzie led a community clean up of the The Barge Inn, which recently received a Village SOS grant to secure it's future by being operated as a social enterprise.

Anglo-Saxons Go Wild!

Engaging the local community in environmental and conservation activities with the help of wildlife experts.

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Go to Breathing Places

Are you the one we can trust?

We are looking for organisations who are interested in applying to set up and run the Big Local Trust, a charitable foundation that will award up to £200 million in grants to 100-150 neighbourhoods across England over the next 10 years.

New youth programme opens in England

Voluntary organisations working with young carers and those leaving care or young offenders’ institutions can now apply for a Youth in Focus grant to provide practical help and advice

Small grants for local community projects

Do you need a small grant to help your community project? Want to find out quickly if you have been successul?

Heroes Return to the front

Open now: BIG is proud to announce the return of the programme that pays for veterans to revisit the places where they saw action during World War 2.

Minds that matter

BIG is looking to set up Forces in Mind - a £35 million charitable trust to support the psychological well-being of veterans making the transition to civilian life.

Helper Agencies

Find out about useful resources on our programmes and policies for organisations helping potential applicants. These include training materials and information about events for supporting organisations.

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