Lottery funders

We are one of nine Lottery distributors in Scotland that support good causes in the arts, heritage, film, health, education, environment, sport, community and charity sectors in Scotland. 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

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

Scottish Arts Council
www.sac.org.uk
The Scottish Arts Council is the lead body for the funding, development and advocacy of the arts in Scotland.
Areas: Scotland

Scottish Screen
www.scottishscreen.com
Scottish Screen have launched a new and improved Short Film Distribution Strategy which will give filmmakers more control and responsibility over the distribution of the film after completion.
Areas: Scotland

Sport Scotland
www.sportscotland.org.uk
sportscotland is the national body for sport development in Scotland.
Areas: Scotland

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