# New round of Big Lottery Fund grants announced - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/01/12/215169/ - Published: 2016-01-12T09:00:53+00:00 - Author: Melanie May **The [Big Lottery Fund](https://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/) has handed out almost £19m in 588 new awards, under its Awards for All and Reaching Communities programmes.** Awards for All provides grants of between £300 and £10,000 to voluntary and community organisations, and Reaching Communities awards larger grants of £10,000 and above for longer term projects that help people and communities most in need. Among the charities to receive funding are single parent charity [Gingerbread](http://www.gingerbread.org.uk/), which has been awarded £496,553 to continue and expand its helpline and information service, and [Sporting Memories Network](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/01/12/215169/www.sportingmemoriesnetwork.com/), which tackles dementia, depression and loneliness in older people, and which will use its award of £483,373 to establish more groups to engage older people. ## Advertisement Lyn Cole, Big Lottery Fund, England grant making director, said: > “With more people living well into their eighties, it’s more important than ever > that projects such as Sporting Memories can unlock precious memories to help promote > healthy ageing. This is an excellent example of the kind of projects we fund – > people working together, often as volunteers, to help others in their community > gain the skills they need to get the most out of their lives.” The funding programmes are ongoing, and more information on [how to apply for grants](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/11/15/google-grants-for-charities/) is available on the Big Lottery Fund [site](https://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/funding). * **[Big Lottery Fund awards £14.8 million](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/02/16/big-lottery-fund-awards-14-8m/)**( 16 February 2016) * **[Lottery in N Ireland opens £60 million programme](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/02/26/lottery-in-n-ireland-opens-60m-programme/)**( 26 February 2016) * **[Big Lottery Fund grants £493k to Early Action Task Force](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/03/09/big-lottery-fund-grants-493k-early-action-task-force/)**( 9 March 2016) ![Loading](https://fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/page-views-count/ajax-loader- 2x.gif)