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YPF Scotland

BIG helped young people aged 11-25 take part in healthy and positive activities with £20 million.

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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.

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Grants Search

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

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Basis

Funding support for voluntary and community organisations to help them become more effective.

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Breathing Places

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

Breathing Places

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  • Our Place Scotland
    Our Place
    Open Date: 19 April 2010
    Close Date: 20 August 2010

    Summary of the programme Our Place is funded by the Big Lottery Fund in Scotland. Funding of at least £1 million will be made available to each of five specific com...

  • The People's Millions UK
    The People's Millions
    Open Date: 10 March 2010
    Close Date: 14 May 2010

    Amount: £3.8 million for 2010. This exciting partnership between the Big Lottery Fund and ITV in which viewers vote for the project they want to receive funding.

  • The Secret Millionaire Fund UK
    The Secret Millionaire Fund
    Open Date: 8 May 2009
    Close Date: 21 December 2009

    Big Lottery Fund and the Secret Millionaire have teamed up to give you the chance to help local community groups secure funding.

  • Village SOS UK
    Village SOS
    Open Date: 1 June 2009
    Close Date: 14 August 2009

    An exciting rural initiative from the BIG Lottery Fund and the BBC, challenging villages across the UK to come up with brilliant ideas for brand new businesses.

  • Research programme UK
    Research programme
    Open Date: 29 October 2007
    Close Date: 29 May 2009

    Grants: Total up to £20 million. The aim of the Research programme is to influence local and national policy and practice.

  • Dynamic, Inclusive Communities Scotland
    Dynamic, Inclusive Communities
    Open Date: 2 May 2006
    Close Date: 1 August 2008

    Amount: £20 million. Dynamic, Inclusive Communities was the BIGs commitment to help build and strengthen the voluntary and community sector in Scotland.

  • International Communities UK
    International Communities
    Open Date: 29 March 2006
    Close Date: 30 April 2008

    Amount: £30 million. We aimed to fund effective projects that tackled the causes of poverty and deprivation and bring a difference to the lives of disadvantaged people.

  • International Strategic UK
    International Strategic
    Open Date: 2 October 2007
    Close Date: 15 February 2008

    Amount: £30 million. International Strategic was BIGs way of helping disadvantaged communities overseas.

  • Breathing Places UK
    Breathing Places
    Open Date: 12 November 2007
    Close Date: 18 January 2008

    Grants:£1,000 - £5,000 Breathing Places is a small grants programme developed in partnership with the BBC. It gives funding to small groups that improve the local...

  • The People's 50 Million UK
    The People's 50 Million
    Open Date: See programme details
    Close Date: 10 December 2007

    Amount: £50 million. BIG and ITV launched this programme to find the winner of a £50 million National Lottery grant.

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