National Lottery Awards for All England
The National Lottery Community Fund
Worth
up to £20,000
Deadline
Rolling — no fixed deadline
What it is
Grants of £300–£20,000 for constituted not-for-profit organisations in England — charities, CICs, community benefit societies, schools and statutory bodies — for projects that bring people together and improve communities, with a decision in about 16 weeks.
Verified 2026-08-21 on tnlcommunityfund.org.uk programme + who-can-apply pages: 'Open to applications', £300–£20,000, decision in ~16 weeks, projects up to 2 years, apply via online portal. Eligible: constituted voluntary/community organisations, constituted groups or clubs, registered charities, CIOs, not-for-profit companies, CICs (limited by guarantee or by shares), community benefit societies, schools (community-benefit projects), statutory bodies incl. councils. Private for-profit businesses are not eligible. Requires at least 2 unrelated board/committee members. Note: older third-party pages still cite the pre-uplift £300–£10,000 limit — the funder's own page states £20,000.
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