# 2021 National Lottery Awards open for nominations

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2021/04/28/2021-national-lottery-awards-open-for-nominations/
- Published: 2021-04-28T08:36:25+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**The National Lottery Awards are once again open for nominations, with winners 
receiving a £3,000 cash prize for their organisation, as well as a trophy.**

The awards honour individuals, projects and young people who do extraordinary things
for their community with individual nomination categories of:

 * Culture, Arts & Film
 * Community/Charity
 * Heritage
 * Sport
 * Young Hero (under 18s)

Anyone who has received National Lottery funding is eligible for nomination with
the winners decided by a judging panel.

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This year, a total of 16 projects from across the UK will also be shortlisted to
take part in a public vote in a new category – The National Lottery Project of the
Year.

> The National Lottery Awards are open for nominations – do you know a person or
> project whose hard work deserves recognition? 💪 Nominate them for a National 
> Lottery Award! [https://t.co/8HCqjP2S8e](https://t.co/8HCqjP2S8e) [#NLAwards](https://twitter.com/hashtag/NLAwards?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> 🏆🏆 [pic.twitter.com/y1LLqzkKzt](https://t.co/y1LLqzkKzt)
> — National Lottery Good Causes (@LottoGoodCauses) [April 26, 2021](https://twitter.com/LottoGoodCauses/status/1386641712278294541?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

Last year saw 5,000 nominations made, with winners including [Baby Loss Retreat](https://babylossretreat.org.uk/),
[Matchbox Cineclub](https://matchboxcineclub.com/), and [Dom’s Food Mission](https://www.domsfoodmission.com/).

> The National Lottery Awards are now open for nominations! 🏆
> If you know a person
> or project whose hard work deserves recognition, nominate them for an award! [#NLAwards](https://twitter.com/hashtag/NLAwards?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> [https://t.co/pcb0InxdWk](https://t.co/pcb0InxdWk) [pic.twitter.com/f65nAoVM5s](https://t.co/f65nAoVM5s)
> — The National Lottery Community Fund Scotland (@TNLComFundScot) [April 26, 2021](https://twitter.com/TNLComFundScot/status/1386598422015135744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

This year, nominations can be made by tweeting [@LottoGoodCauses](https://twitter.com/LottoGoodCauses)
with suggestions or [visiting the National Lottery Good Causes website.](https://www.lotterygoodcauses.org.uk/awards)
The deadline is midnight on 7 June.

Jonathan Tuchner, Director of The National Lottery Promotions Unit, said:

> “The National Lottery Awards seek to honour those who have stepped up and worked
> tirelessly on behalf of others.
>  
> “The last 12 months have been extremely tough on us all. But as we hope for better
> days ahead, we are constantly astounded by the way ordinary people and projects
> responded to adversity with heroic, yet simple acts of love, kindness and selflessness
> that will be long remembered.”

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