Big Lottery Fund distributes £41 million of Reaching Communities grants
Howard Lake | 16 March 2010 | News
The Big Lottery Fund has announced grants of £41 million to 143 organisations across England, its biggest single wave of community funding to date. The funding is from the Fund’s flagship programme, Reaching Communities, which supports work with some of the most vulnerable and socially excluded groups.
Sanjay Dighe, Chair of the Big Lottery Fund’s England Committee, said: “The impact of today’s £41 million good cause funding will be felt in energetic and worthwhile community projects across the country”. Applications for funding are still open. He added: “We look forward to receiving many more applications from groups which aim to promote health and well-being, increase opportunities, improve rural and urban environments and build stronger communities.”
Grant recipients include nine England-wide projects which are sharing funding close to £2.8 million for support for bereaved families with young children, advice for families with deaf children and children with rare medical conditions.
www.biglotteryfund.org.uk
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