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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Case studies
The Jubilee People's Millions
A partnership between BIG and ITV where viewers vote for funding for their favourite projects.
Grants search
Basis
Funding support for voluntary and community organisations to help them become more effective.
Healthy Families: Child's Play
Support projects in Wales that make the link between play, nutrition and activity.
Closed programmes
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Grab a Grant
Wales
Grab a Grant
Open Date: 9 January 2012
Close Date: 3 February 2012Grab a Grant programme summary The Big Lottery Fund has teamed up with the South Wales Argus to award up to £25,000 worth of grants to community groups in South East...
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Communities Living Sustainably
England
Communities Living Sustainably
Open Date: 29 November 2011
Close Date: 31 January 2012Summary This programme is now closed for applications. Decisions on development grants will be announced in March 2012. Communities Living Sustainably will fund partn...
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Reaching Out: Empowering Young People
Northern Ireland
Reaching Out: Empowering Young People
Open Date: 22 June 2010
Close Date: 27 January 2012More young people at risk will have the necessary support structures, capacity, improved personal development and improved skills to help them negotiate the transitions in the...
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Advice Services Fund
England
Advice Services Fund
Open Date: 28 November 2011
Close Date: 22 December 2011Summary 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...
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Next Steps
England
Next Steps
Open Date: 16 November 2011
Close Date: 14 December 2011Programme summary BIG believes social investment has the potential to increase the amount of funding available to civil society organisations, bringing additional resour...
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Millennium Now
UK
Millennium Now
Open Date: 1 November 2011
Close Date: 13 December 2011Read in Welsh Summary Note: Registration for the programme has now closed Millennium Now is unlike anything we have delivered before. Developed tog...
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Impact of Alcohol
Northern Ireland
Impact of Alcohol
Open Date: 14 December 2010
Close Date: 14 November 2011Investing £10 million in Northern Ireland to address the harm caused by alcohol misuse
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Sustainable Steps
Wales
Sustainable Steps
Open Date: 30 September 2011
Close Date: 4 November 2011Summary of the programme The Sustainable Steps programme is funded by money that has been dormant in bank and building society bank accounts across the UK for 15 ye...
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Transforming Local Infrastructure
England
Transforming Local Infrastructure
Open Date: 15 July 2011
Close Date: 31 October 2011Summary 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...
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The Silver Dreams Fund
England
The Silver Dreams Fund
Open Date: 30 September 2011
Close Date: 28 October 2011Summary 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...
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