# Big Lottery Fund awards £14.8 million - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/02/16/big-lottery-fund-awards-14-8m/ - Published: 2016-02-16T11:59:12+00:00 - Author: Melanie May **The Big Lottery Fund has awarded £14.8m to 624 projects through its Awards for All and Reaching Communities programmes.** Grant recipients include Youthscape’s [SelfHarmUK](https://www.selfharm.co.uk/), which was awarded £496,490 and [OCD Action](http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/)’s Even Better Together project, which received £165,454. OCD Action’s England-wide project aims to use its grant to increase the number of independent support groups across England for people living with the condition. The Norfolk-based organisation will extend its reach into new areas including Lincolnshire, Gloucestershire and Devon. ## Advertisement [⌊Posthub advert. You create the campaign. We'll handle the postal journey. Get started at post-hub.co.uk.⌉](https://fundraising.co.uk/ads/posthub-20261007-300x250/) Luton-based Youthscape will use its grant to develop a number of areas, including the development and expansion of its England-wide self-harm project for around 4,350 young people, as well as for the national roll out of a scheme that will see the charity train and educate 2,250 professionals including teachers and youth workers, as well as parents, in how to respond to self-harm. Lyn Cole, Big Lottery Fund England grant making director said: > “Projects such as Youthscape and OCD Action help people to grow in confidence, > focus on their strengths, and in turn help others going through similar life events > by sharing their experiences.” Awards for All provides grants between £300 and £10,000 to voluntary and community organisations while Reaching Communities awards larger grants of £10,000 and above. More [information on the grants available](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/11/15/google-grants-for-charities/) and how to apply for them is available on the [Big Lottery Fund site](https://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/funding) and by signing up to its [e-bulletin.](http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/about-big/ebulletin-subscription) * **[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) * **[May’s Big Lottery Fund awards to benefit 994 projects](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/05/10/big-lottery-fund-awards-benefit-994-projects/)**( 10 May 2016) ![Loading](https://fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/page-views-count/ajax-loader- 2x.gif)