Big Lottery Fund launches £100 million programme for communities in England
Howard Lake | 24 November 2005 | News
The Big Lottery Fund is launching a major £100 million programme of funding for communities on 7 December. The Reaching Communities programme will support projects that improve the quality of life in communities across England, offering help to those most in need.
The new Reaching Communities programme is largely aimed at benefiting the work of voluntary and community organisations and will give out grants of up to £500,000 over five years for projects that:
– offer people better chances in life, including being able to get better access to training and development to improve their life skills;
– build strong communities, with more active citizens, working together to tackle their problems;
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– develop improved rural and urban environments, which communities are better able
to access and enjoy;
– create healthier and more active people and communities.
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