Over £2.7 billion of funding given for good causes

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.

Castlemilk Pensioners Action Centre

Older people in Castlemilk have widened their cultural horizons with the Pathway Arts Initiative.

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Community Food Initiatives North East (CFINE)

Project making fresh fruit and vegetables accessible to all.

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Bharatiya Ashram

Health, education and social activities have been offered to ethnic minorities in Dundee.

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New design: Find out what's new

Guide to our new design

Welcome to our new look BIG website. We have created a user guide to introduce you to all our new features.


2014 Communities

2014 Communities

Glasgow is hosting the 2014 Commonwealth Games and BIG wants to ensure that we are providing support to groups who want to benefit from this once in a lifetime opportunity.

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.

Big thinking

Big thinking

Our Big thinking consultation is now open and we have provided you with a brief introduction explaining what it is all about and how you can get involved.

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Did you know ...

Over 4,411 projects in Scotland have received BIG funding since June 2004.

The Peoples Millions: Read more

Funded near you

Search for grants we have awarded across the UK.