1. Neal Bennison & Sharon Davidson

2. Last year, we supported communities to deliver 1,511 projects across Scotland using money raised by National Lottery players

3. We fund
all sorts
of work

4. We don’t bite

5. people-led strengths-based connected We want projects we fund to be:
Most important bit.

6. £10,000 National Lottery Awards for All Scotland
Easy to apply for £300 to
£10,000
Events, equipment, promotion, start-up costs and more
Community, sports or art activities

7. Larger Grants Young Start: Up to £50,000 Improving Lives:
Medium (<£150k) & Large (<£1M)
Community-Led Activity:
Up to £150,000
Community Assets: Up to £1M
Scottish Land Fund: Up to £1M

8. For community-led work on local issues
These fall into two broad categories…
For work on particular issues or target groups
For community-led work on local issues

9. £10k-£50k: work with young people (8-24)
Strong youth involvement in planning and running
Pausing to applications noon 7th November
(til spring ‘18)

10. Improving Lives
Medium and large grants
To support people to overcome challenges and become more resilient

11. Improving Lives
Medium and large grants
Most organisation types eligible
Children, young people, families in challenging circumstances
People who experienced abuse
Loss, isolation and loneliness
Discrimination

12. Community-Led Activity
Medium grants
To support communities to bring real improvements to the places they live & the wellbeing of those most in need

13. Community-Led Activity
Medium grants
Community led & run orgs
Based in local area and locally run (not community of interest)
Social purpose
Open membership
Community control (on board)

14. Community Assets
Large grants
Empower people to create strong and resilient communities by helping them to acquire, manage or develop assets such as buildings or land

15. Community Assets Large grants
Asset must address local inequality / disadvantage
Local community must own asset
Org applying must be community run and led
Asset must be sustainable & generate income

16. £10,000-£1Million
For local communities to buy important land or assets
Just purchase, not building work

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