We funded
In this section you can read about our past grants programmes and search for any grant we have given since 1995
Reaching Communities: Northern Ireland
Voluntary and community organisations get funding to allow people the opportunities to achieve their potential.
Community Assets
Grants search

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

Investing money into communities to make real improvements to the lives of people most in need.
Healthy Families: Childs Play

Support projects in Wales that make the link between play, nutrition and activity.
Search for Case Studies
Here you can browse case studies about just some of the grants that Big Lottery Fund has made.
Closed programmes
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Heroes Return
UK
Heroes Return
Close Date: 31 January 2011All WW2 veterans from the UK, Channel Islands and EIRE are able to apply for funding to visit the places where they saw active service.
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Village SOS
UK
Village SOS
Close Date: 14 August 2009An 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.
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myplace
England
myplace
Close Date: 29 June 2009Amount: £190 million. myplace funded groups that had the vision and drive to work with young people to deliver a world class place for them to go.
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Research programme
UK
Research programme
Close Date: 29 May 2009Grants: Total up to £20 million. The aim of the Research programme is to influence local and national policy and practice.
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The People's Millions
UK
The People's Millions
Close Date: 15 May 2009Amount: £5.5 million for 2008. 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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Healthy Families: Child's Play
Wales
Healthy Families: Child's Play
Close Date: 6 March 2009Grants: £250,000 - £1 million. This programme focuses on new approaches to structured play, and projects that apply must come up with creative play schemes.
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Breathing Places
UK
Breathing Places
Close Date: 6 February 2009Grants:£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...
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Safe and Well
Northern Ireland
Safe and Well
Close Date: 29 October 2008Amount: £18 million. Safe and Well encouraged communities to work together to tackle health and safety in Northern Ireland.
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Young People’s Fund 2: Local grants
England
Young People’s Fund 2: Local grants
Close Date: 16 October 2008Amount: Up to £38 million. The programme focussed on changing the lives of young people aged 10 to 18 and also supported projects working with people up to the age of 25
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Live and Learn
Northern Ireland
Live and Learn
Close Date: 30 September 2008Amount: £18 million. Live and Learn aimed to increase learning opportunities and promote wellbeing among Northern Irelands most disadvantaged communities.
