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£2.3m Boost for Newmains Community
The Community of Newmains in Lanarkshire is today celebrating an award from the Big Lottery Fund’s (BIG) Our Place programme. A brand new community hub is on the cards as Newmains Community Trust will...
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Happy birthday to the National Lottery
Most people are aware of the difference National Lottery funding made to elite sport: we won only one gold medal in Atlanta before it started. London 2012 itself wouldn’t have happened without...
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Changes to Supporting 21st Century Life guidelines
After listening to applicants and stakeholders, BIG’s Supporting 21st Century Life investment area has been broadened. This investment area is part of the Investing in Communities programme and the...
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Third Sector Early Intervention Fund
Big Fund (the non-lottery arm of the Big Lottery Fund) are administering the Third Sector Early Intervention Fund on behalf of the Scottish Government. This fund aims to support third sector...
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New £20M Fund means brighter futures for families and children.
Third Sector Early Intervention Fund is now open to applications Today we opened a new £20 million fund from the Scottish Government focusing on improving the future for all Scotland’s children. The...
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DEADLINE for Third Sector Early Intervention Fund
FINAL REMINDER if you’re applying to the Third Sector Early Intervention Fund PLEASE NOTE The deadline for applications to the Third Sector Early Intervention Fund is 5pm Friday February 1, 2013 Here...
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Webinar to help beginner applicants
Following the success of Big Lottery Fund’s 2012 sessions in helping beginner applicants, a new Webinar will be held on 21 February. The webinar is an online opportunity for organisations and helper...
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UK first to support abused children
Picture posed by models, istock.com Children at risk of recurring abuse are to be the first in the UK to benefit from a groundbreaking US approach, which aims to overcome the impact and long term...
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BIG projects star on Community Channel
Local communities across Scotland explain how Big Lottery funding has helped improve their lives in this episode of the Community Channel’s UK360 programme. Up-to-Us is a campaign run by Parents and...
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Creative Scotland answers your questions
Do you have a creative project and thinking about applying to Awards For All? There are three lottery distributors involved in the Awards For All programme. Applications coming from arts...
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Opportunity knocks with Young Start
Gorgie City FarmLauren running the pony rides Young Start funding can help children and young people gain the abilities and confidence they need for positive and healthy futures. Gorgie City Farm is...
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£9 million to tackle hardship in Scotland
The Big Lottery Fund, Scotland today (TUES 16 JULY) has announced grants worth over £9 million to support those facing hardship in Scotland through its Support and Connect funding programme. Across the...
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Growing a Community Asset
It’s scooped this year’s Carbon Trust Scotland Low Carbon Building Awards for new-build property; it butchers local deer, and has its own artist-in-residence. It is the Big Shed. Located at Tombreck...
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Life Transitions – helping people at times of change
Helping people deal with debt is just one of the services offered by Grampian Housing Association’s (GHA) SMART Financial Inclusion and Early Intervention Project. With the ability to offer advice and...
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Scotland Committee recruitment opportunities
Maureen McGinn, Big Lottery Fund Scotland Chair I feel privileged to have served as a member of the first Big Lottery Fund Scotland Committee since 2007 and now as its Scotland Chair from 2011. As a...
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Scotland Committee recruitment opportunities
Can you help us spend £100m a year supporting people and communities in need throughout Scotland? The Big Lottery Fund, the largest distributor of National Lottery good cause funding, is looking for...
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Community Batonbearers – Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games – Queen’s Baton Relay
The Queen’s Baton Relay will travel the length and breadth of Scotland in the 40 days up to the start of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on 23 July 2014 – and 4,000 batonbearers are needed to...
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People’s Millions helps 12 Scottish projects bring their plans to life
The People’s Millions was back for another year and, over three nights last week, six projects battled head to head on STV regions, North, West and East, for a life changing grant. Each night three...
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Celebrate funding for Scottish groups
Local groups in Aberdeen and the Highlands will join the whole of Scotland in celebrating this year’s Commonwealth Games, thanks to the latest National Lottery grants from the Celebrate programme....
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Starter for 10 event
Small grants, big impact Scotland Funders’ Forum and Scottish Grantmakers have come together to highlight how small amounts of money can have high impact in communities, particularly in challenging...
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