Big Lottery Fund

Summary

The Office for Civil Society (OCS) has made up to £30 million available in short-term funding, to provide better support for front line civil society organisations by transforming local infrastructure services.

Transforming Local Infrastructure will fund partnerships of local infrastructure organisations to rationalise and transform the support services which they provide to front line civil society organisations.

The Fund will support activities such as:

• local collaboration and consolidation making efficiency savings and creating more effective organisations through asset consolidation, merger of back-office functions and shared services
• redesign and integration of services to meet the changing needs of groups and communities, so they are valued and supported locally, and play a crucial role in brokerage
• better links with local business; more peer to peer support within local voluntary sector, and stronger partnership with the local statutory bodies, particularly the relevant local authority
• sustainability in the long-term without ongoing support from central government.

What to do next

• Application forms and an invitation to attend a Grant Application Workshop were sent to the lead organisation named on each approved Expression of Interest by 9 September 2011
• Read the guidance notes Guidance notes for the Transforming Local Infrastructure programme. - 265KB
• If you have more questions, look at our questions and answers page.
• The completed application form together with an in principle partnership agreement must be returned to us by no later than noon on 31 October 2011.
• Not eligible? Please look at our other funding programmes, or programmes from other Lottery funders

Contact

If you are unsure of anything or would like further help, please call 0300 456 4746 or email general.enquiries@biglotteryfund.org.uk