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
Revisiting the past
The Heroes Return blog contains stories from veterans’ trips, war time memories, photos and videos. Includes contributions from veterans and their families and carers, and BIG’s Heroes Return team.
BIG Photo Gallery
View a selection of photographs from a variety of funding programmes, projects and events in the BIG photo gallery.
Hartcliffe and Withywood Teenage Parents Project
The Hartcliffe and Withywood teenage parents’ project is helping beat isolation in one of the most deprived areas of Bristol.
The People's Millions winners
Over 100 projects went head to head in November and you helped to decide who won up to £50,000 of funding
Small grants for local community projects
Do you need a small grant to help your community project? Want to find out quickly if you have been successul?
South West region update
Your region update page has all the latest lottery related news, funding and programme information, plus events and stories from your region.
Village SOS announces shortlist
Village SOS has narrowed down its search for the six successful enterprises. It has shortlisted 28 projects to be paired with Village Champions.
Helper Agencies
Find out about useful resources on our programmes and policies for organisations helping potential applicants. These include training materials and information about events for supporting organisations.
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