# £3 million Dream Fund open for applications

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/09/02/3m-dream-fund-open-for-applications/
- Published: 2019-09-02T09:20:12+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**People’s Postcode Lottery’s Dream Fund opens to applications today (2 September),
with a total of £3 million available and a top award of £1.5 million.**

Open to charities and community groups across Great Britain, the Dream Pot encourages
collaboration between charities and good causes by encouraging them to apply together
for funding for their dream project.

Funding from the scheme will be offered over three years from 2020, and [Postcode Dream Trust](http://www.postcodedreamtrust.org.uk)
is encouraging applications from projects which seek to achieve systemic change 
by addressing an important social or environmental problem through innovation and
collaboration.

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So far, the Dream Fund has invested more than £12 million in 29 projects across 
Britain, with previous winners including [Search Dog Heroes](https://searchdogheroes.org.uk)(
pictured), a joint project between Missing People and Lowland Rescue, and Make Fashion
Circular, an initiative developed by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation with the Royal
Society for the Arts.

Laura Chow, Head of Charities at [People](https://www.postcodelottery.co.uk)’s Postcode
Lottery, said:

> “This announcement marks the start of an exciting process which will see £3 million
> raised by our players awarded to truly inspirational projects.
> “The Dream Fund has made a remarkable difference to so many projects over the 
> last nine years, and I have no doubt that we’ll see many more bold and courageous
> ideas submitted this year. Good luck to all the applicants.”

[Applications](http://www.postcodedreamtrust.org.uk) can be made from today until
Tuesday 15 October, with winners announced in March next year. 

 

_Updated 2 September, changing eligible area from UK to Great Britain._

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