Awards for All grants to double to £20,000 as National Lottery Community Fund unveils seven-year strategy
The maximum Awards for All grant to communities will double to £20,000 this autumn, as part of a seven-year strategy revealed by the National Lottery Community Fund. Groups will also be given two years to complete Awards for All projects – up from the current 12 months.
NLCF’s chief executive, David Knott, said: “This is what gets me out of bed in the morning,” as he predicted handouts from the UK’s biggest community funder totalling £4bn up until 2030.
He said: “With Awards for All, we get an idea from a community or a group every three minutes. It’s where we have our biggest reach.”
The new strategy, called ‘It starts with community’, includes £15m for a new programme to connect UK communities as the funder seeks to tackle some of the big social issues facing them.
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