# Big Lottery NI marks 10th birthday with £100,000 giveaway

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2014/08/06/big-lottery-ni-marks-10th-birthday-100000-giveaway-2/
- Published: 2014-08-06T16:47:13+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The Big Lottery in Northern Ireland is marking its 10th birthday by giving away 
£100,000 to groups that have changed people’s lives or transformed communities locally.

Big says the cash giveaway of ten grants of £10,000 celebrates all the great things
that people have done with Big Lottery Fund support in 10 years.

Since 2004 the Big Lottery Fund has awarded £302 million to 7,000 groups across 
Northern Ireland to support a huge range of groups helping communities and people
most in need.

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People who have benefited from one of the lottery’s grants can nominate a group 
to receive £10,000.

The rules of the competition are:

 * You can only nominate one group.
 * You can’t nominate a group you work for, sit on its board, or its management 
   committee.
 * The group you nominate will have received a grant from Big Lottery Fund in Northern
   Ireland within the last ten years and to nominate a group you must live in Northern
   Ireland.
 * The Fund would like you and the group you nominate to tell your story publicly.
 * Competition decisions are final.

 

Nomination forms and further details are on the [Big Lottery website](http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk)
and the **deadline for submissions is 12 noon, 22 August 2014**.

Shortlisted groups will be informed by 5th September and asked to complete an application
form by 24th September saying what they will spend the money on.

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