# Grants from £500 to £20,000 available for local good causes

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/08/03/grants-from-500-to-20000-available-for-local-good-causes/
- Published: 2020-08-03T08:00:40+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**Grants of between £500 and £20,000 are available for local charities and good 
causes, due to a boost in funding from players of People’s Postcode Lottery. **

 

 

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Applications are open until Wednesday 19 August and organisations can apply to one
of four trusts, depending on the aim of their project:

 

 

 

 * **[Postcode Neighbourhood Trust](http://www.postcodeneighbourhoodtrust.org.uk)**
   will help good causes affected by COVID-19. Groups looking to adapt or expand
   services, or to increase their resilience should apply.
 * [**People’s Postcode Trust **](http://www.postcodetrust.org.uk)funds projects
   aimed at promoting human rights, combatting discrimination and helping to prevent
   poverty.
 * **[Postcode Community Trust](http://www.postcodelocaltrust.org.uk) **supports
   initiatives working to improve health and wellbeing in communities, including
   those that look to reduce isolation. The Trust also supports projects that increase
   participation in arts and physical recreation.
 * **[Postcode Local Trust](http://www.postcodecommunitytrust.org.uk) **is for groups
   looking to increase community access to outdoor space and improve biodiversity.
   Groups looking to improve sustainability or combat climate change are also encouraged
   to apply.** **

 

 

 

Short funding guides and an eligibility quiz can be found on each trust website 
to help applicants.

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

> “Over the past few months we’ve seen the important role that grassroots good causes
> play in communities throughout Britain.
> “I’m delighted that players of People’s Postcode Lottery are able to support these
> organisations with this funding opportunity. Nearly £7 million will be awarded
> in grants, so I urge smaller, local good causes and groups to visit the trust 
> websites, see where their project would best fit and get applying.”

 

 

 

A minimum of 32% of each ticket goes directly to charities. Players of People’s 
Postcode Lottery have raised more than £500 million for 7,500 good causes across
Britain and internationally since 2005.

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 * **[Save the Children celebrates £22mn funding milestone from Postcode Education Trust](https://fundraising.co.uk/2024/05/28/save-the-children-celebrates-22mn-funding-milestone-from-postcode-education-trust/)**(
   28 May 2024)
 * **[Applications to Postcode Lottery’s £5 million Dream Fund close this month](https://fundraising.co.uk/2026/07/08/applications-to-postcode-lotterys-5-million-dream-fund-close-this-month/)**(
   8 July 2026)

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