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.
Over £2.8 billion of funding given for good causes
Over £23 billion raised in Lottery funding
Since 1994, 28p from every pound spent by the public has gone to good causes. As a result, over £23 billion has now been raised and more than 317,000 grants awarded.
Why not enter the Big Family Idea?
Do you have a great idea to improve family life in the UK? Would you like to see that idea piloted and turned into reality?
Tayavalla
Offering care and support for families of disabled children from Falkirk, Stirling and Clackmannanshire
New design: Find out what's new
Big thinking Strategic Framework launches
BIG is proud to produce BIG Thinking – our strategic framework to 2015 and What You Told Us which are the culmination of the biggest consultation exercise BIG has ever undertaken.
Village SOS bringing new life to UK villages
Village SOS is an exciting new programme from BIG and the BBC that is searching for six UK villages and six enterprising individuals to help them achieve their ambitions.
BIG opens Secret Millionaire funding pot
Big Lottery Fund and the Secret Millionaire have teamed up to give viewers of the programme a chance to help local community groups secure funding through BIG's new Secret Millionaire Fund.
Scotland update
Your Scotland update page has all the latest funding related news and information on BIG's programmes and successul projects, plus all the latest events.
Postcards from the park 2009
Once again you are given the chance to celebrate and capture what you love about your park with the opportunity to win £1,000 in vouchers.
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Did you know?
BIG has provided 30,000 new computer terminals in 4,000 libraries across the UK.
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