# Communities and Families Fund to help Scottish young children

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2013/09/11/big-lottery-fund-the-communities-and-families-fund/
- Published: 2013-09-11T13:51:23+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**The Big Lottery Fund has published a video introduction to [The Communities and Families Fund](http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/global-content/programmes/scotland/communities-and-families-fund)
which it runs together with The Scottish Government.**

The Fund is available to voluntary organisations in Scotland that support young 
children or parents and families of children who are aged eight and under. Grants
of between £250 and £10,000 are available.

Organisations can apply for up to 100% of the project’s costs, including overheads,
training costs, sessional staff, and materials.

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The Big Lottery Fund gives examples of types of local projects that this Fund might
support:

 * Parenting support and development projects
 * Community play projects
 * Projects that support better nutrition for young children
 * Community-based family support and childcare projects

There is no deadline for applications.

_[Video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuSVBjeQEXM no longer available]._

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