Lambeth Tenants and Residents Association

Hugh Stultz – Funding Officer

21st April 2015

Aims of today’s talk

To give a brief overview of BIG

To highlight the funding streams most

relevant to you

To hear from you the challenges that your

organisations face in accessing our funding

About the Big Lottery Fund

How the lottery £2 is spent

BIG is responsible for delivering 40 per cent of all funds raised for good causes - about 12 pence of every pound spent on a Lottery Ticket

Big Lottery Fund Mission

‘The Big Lottery Fund is committed to bringing

real improvement to communities and to the

lives of people most in need’

BIG targeted funding

programmes

BIG open programmes

BIG is an outcomes funder

Your project must meet at least one of these four outcomes:

Outcome 1

People having better chances in life, with better

access to training and development to improve their

life skills

Outcome 2

Stronger communities,

with more active citizens, working

together to tackle their problems

Outcome 3

Improved rural and urban

environments, which

communities are better able to access and

enjoy

Outcome 4

Healthier and more active people and

communities

Awards for All Programme

Small grants scheme awarding £300 - £10,000

Six week turn around time for applications

Applications open to community and voluntary groups, schools, health bodies and parish / town councils

Project must be complete within 12 months of award

You can apply for repeat or ongoing project

Reaching Communities Programme─ Larger grants scheme awarding grants over £10,000

─ Main programme:o Revenue projects funding from £10,000 (average

£300,000)o Smaller capital projects funding from £10,000-

£100,000

─ Buildings programme:o Larger capital projects funding from £100,000o Geographically targeted at most deprived areas

Success rates for our funding programme

Awards for All

Average success rate 60+%

Reaching Communities

Average Success rates at stage 1: 10 – 15% circa

Success rate at stage 2: – 40 – 50%

Challenges faced by small organisations

• What areas of need does your organisation deal with

• What are the most pressing areas of need in your communities

• Is your community issue , geographic or nationality / ethnic specific

• What Challenges have you faced applying to our funding

Improving your chances of gaining funding from BIG

Improving your chances

• Start by reading the guidelines carefully and thoroughly

• EVIDENCE –Provide recent local evidence for the need for your project

• Ensure that you consult your beneficiaries and involve them at all stages of the project

How much evidence do you need to provide?

Depends on:

─ The scale of the problem

─ The complexity of the problem hat capacity you have

─ How much funding you are

─ applying for

make a strong case

Developing a strong application cont’d

Grants officers comments on successful applications ‘Beneficiaries and their needs are clearly identified’

‘A full range of activities has been provided that will clearly deliver the project outcomes’

‘Varied and relevant external evidence confirms the issues identified and .. gaps in current service’

‘Beneficiaries involved in .. user group, consultation, project planning and design, volunteering, recruitment and evaluation’

Support and guidance available

BIG Websites:

─ BIG Lottery Fund website:

http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk

─ Awards for All website:

http://www.awardsforall.org.uk/england

─ BIG Advice Line: 0345 4 10 20 30

Webinars

https://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/englandwebinars