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Village SOS

With Village SOS, BIG and the BBC have joined forces to bring new life to UK villages.

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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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Healthy Families: Childs Play

Support projects in Wales that make the link between play, nutrition and activity.

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  • Young People's Fund: The Big Deal Northern Ireland
    Young People's Fund: The Big Deal
    Open Date: 6 September 2006
    Close Date: 8 June 2010

    Grants: £500 - £2,500. The Big Deal aims to encourage children and young people to the age of 25 to become involved in activities that enhance their development.

  • People and Places: Addressing the economic downturn in Wales Wales
    People and Places: Addressing the economic downturn in Wales
    Open Date: 15 February 2010
    Close Date: 7 April 2010

    £2 million for organisations providing services that are supporting vulnerable families and children living in poverty.

  • Changing Spaces: Access to Nature England
    Changing Spaces: Access to Nature
    Open Date: 28 April 2008
    Close Date: 1 February 2010

    Grants: £50,000 - £715,000. This programme aims to encourage more people to enjoy the outdoors, particularly those who face social exclusion.

  • 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.

  • Changing Spaces: Local Food England
    Changing Spaces: Local Food
    Open Date: 17 March 2008
    Close Date: 21 August 2009

    Grants: £2,000 - £300,000. Local Food will fund organisations who want to carry out a variety of food related projects to make locally grown food more accessible.

  • 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.

  • myplace England
    myplace
    Open Date: 5 June 2009
    Close Date: 29 June 2009

    Amount: £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.

  • Healthy Families: Child's Play Wales
    Healthy Families: Child's Play
    Open Date: 30 October 2006
    Close Date: 6 March 2009

    Grants: £250,000 - £1 million. This programme focuses on new approaches to structured play, and projects that apply must come up with creative play schemes.

  • Safe and Well Northern Ireland
    Safe and Well
    Open Date: 22 November 2006
    Close Date: 29 October 2008

    Amount: £18 million. Safe and Well encouraged communities to work together to tackle health and safety in Northern Ireland.

  • Young People’s Fund 2: Local grants England
    Young People’s Fund 2: Local grants
    Open Date: 19 May 2008
    Close Date: 16 October 2008

    Amount: 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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