The Investing in Communities appicant help area contains various resources that will help you when applying to the programme:
Supporting 21st Century Life
Funding projects that build stronger families and stronger communities
| Areas | Application open/close dates | Minimum / maximum grants | Total available |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 30 June 2010 - See programme details | £10,000 - £1 million |
Summary of the investment area
As part of Investing in Communities, Supporting 21st Century Life wants to fund projects that build stronger families and stronger communities. It aims to improve the quality of family life by helping families most in need to deal with the challenges of family life, intervening early to prevent poverty and disadvantage and give children a better chance in life.
What types of projects will we fund?
We will fund projects that bring people together, create understanding, help people think about their future and reduce isolation.
We expect to fund a wide range of activities and services such as parenting and family support as well as advice and tailored support to help people access services. Projects can encourage mentoring, befriending and peer support. They can also support activities, such as play, volunteering and outdoor experiences.
Challenges and outcomes
We have identified five challenges of family life we want to fund and five outcomes, or long term changes, we want to achieve through Supporting 21st Century Life.
To find out which challenges we want to fund, the outcomes we want to achieve and how they are related read our Investing in Communities 
guidance notes Investing in Communities Guidance notes - 492KB.
Through this investment area we will also provide targeted support and development funding.
You must also remember to consider equalities, empowerment and the environment in the design and delivery of your project when applying through this investment area.
What to do next
- Before you apply we strongly advise you to contact us on 0300 123 7110 or by email at enquiries.scotland@biglotteryfund.org.uk to discuss your idea. We will tell you if we think your project fits with our investment area outcomes and will advise you on the next step. If you think you are eligible to apply, look at our apply page .
- Visit our applicant help area where you can find additional guidance on outcomes, full cost recovery and how to carry out an options appraisal.
- Questions about Investing in Communities and its Supporting 21st Century investment area? Find out more
Contact
Information team
Big Lottery Fund
1 Atlantic Quay
1 Robertson Street
Glasgow
G2 8 JB
Phone: 0300 123 7110
Fax: 0141 242 1401
Textphone: 0141 242 1500
Application walkthrough
Get an overview of the application process.
Applicant help area
Our other programmes
The leaflet below provides information on Investing in Communities and our range of smaller grants programmes in Scotland:
BIG advice line 0845 4 10 20 30
