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In this section you can read about our past grants programmes and search for any grant we have given since 1995

Case studies

Our case studies feature examples of how funding from BIG has made a real impact to the lives of people as well as helping to improve local communities.

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People's Millions

People’s Million's is a partnership between Big and ITV where viewers vote for funding for projects.

Grants Search

Search grants awarded by BIG, New Opportunities Fund and Community Fund.

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Breathing Places

This programme helped to make a lasting imporvement to the natural environment.

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Community Assets

Community empowerment is on the cards for 37 projects across England.

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Closed programmes

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  • Communities Living Sustainably England

    Communities Living Sustainably

    Open Date: 29 November 2011
    Close Date: 31 January 2012

    Summary This programme is now closed for applications. Decisions on development grants will be announced in March 2012. Communities Living Sustainably will fund partn...

  • Advice Services Fund England

    Advice Services Fund

    Open Date: 28 November 2011
    Close Date: 22 December 2011

    Summary This programme is closed for new applications The Government has made up to £16.8 million for a programme called the Advice Services Fund to supp...

  • Next Steps England

    Next Steps

    Open Date: 16 November 2011
    Close Date: 14 December 2011

    Programme summary BIG believes social investment has the potential to increase the amount of funding available to civil society organisations, bringing additional resour...

  • Millennium Now UK

    Millennium Now

    Open Date: 1 November 2011
    Close Date: 13 December 2011

    Read in Welsh Summary Note: Registration for the programme has now closed Millennium Now is unlike anything we have delivered before. Developed tog...

  • Transforming Local Infrastructure England

    Transforming Local Infrastructure

    Open Date: 15 July 2011
    Close Date: 31 October 2011

    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 organisa...

  • The Silver Dreams Fund England

    The Silver Dreams Fund

    Open Date: 30 September 2011
    Close Date: 28 October 2011

    Summary of the programme The Silver Dreams Fund is the first of the Big Lottery Fund’s dedicated investments in older people in England, and is in association...

  • Village SOS UK

    Village SOS

    Open Date: 24 August 2011
    Close Date: 20 October 2011

    Supporingt inspiring business ideas that will bring people together in villages across the UK and support activities and enterprises that will tackle the challenges they face.

  • Improving Financial Confidence England

    Improving Financial Confidence

    Open Date: 24 May 2011
    Close Date: 16 September 2011

    Helping people become more confident in and more aware of how to take control of their finances

  • Realising Ambition UK

    Realising Ambition

    Open Date: 12 May 2011
    Close Date: 24 June 2011

    Helping young people avoid pathways into offending

  • The People's Millions UK

    The People's Millions

    Open Date: 10 March 2011
    Close Date: 14 May 2011

    Amount: £3.6 million for 2011. This exciting partnership between the Big Lottery Fund and ITV in which viewers vote for the project they want to receive funding.

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