Lottery funders

We are one of eight Lottery distributors in Northern Ireland that support good causes in the arts, heritage, film, health, education, environment, sport, community and charity sectors. in Northern Ireland Below are links to other distributors and useful information.

Lottery Funding website

By visiting the National Lottery Funding website you will be able to search for all the funding programmes available from all the national Lottery distributing bodies. www.lotteryfunding.org.uk

Other Lottery Funders

Sport 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

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

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

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