# National Lottery Community Fund to double funding for grassroots charities

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2023/06/08/national-lottery-community-fund-to-double-funding-for-grassroots-charities/
- Published: 2023-06-08T07:53:08+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**The National Lottery Community Fund has pledged to double the amount of funding
available to grassroots projects as part of its new 2030 strategy, announced yesterday(
7 June).**

The extra funding will be delivered through its small grants programme, [National Lottery Awards for All](https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding/programmes),
with the amount groups can apply for rising from £10,000 to £20,000 and doubling
the term from 1 year to 2 years with these changes coming into effect from Autumn
this year.

This will see its grassroots investment increase to more than £1 billion of new 
funding for communities over the next seven years.

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The [National Lottery Community Fund](https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/) has 
also earmarked £15 million for a new programme, set to open around August, that 
will connect communities; as well as an additional £9 million for its Climate Action
Fund, taking the total investment in climate action to £35 million this year. 

Under its new seven-year strategy, _[It starts with community](https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/about/our-strategy)_,
the funder is to focus on four key missions where it wants to make the biggest impact.
These are to support communities to come together; to be environmentally sustainable;
help children and young people thrive; and enable people to live healthier lives.

The new strategy will underpin efforts to distribute at least £4 billion of National
Lottery funding by 2030, and is the result of consultation and feedback over the
last 15 months involving over 18,000 people and organisations across a spectrum 
of different stakeholders.

David Knott, Chief Executive of The National Lottery Community Fund, said: 

> “This is about building on a 30-year UK success story – the next chapter starts
> here and it starts with community. Our new strategy will see us turbo charging
> our support for grassroots projects while also focusing our funding fire power
> on four of the big social issues facing the UK and its communities today.
>  
> “Why? Because the money we plough into grassroots reaches the most people and 
> mobilises the most volunteers out of all our funding, and because we’ve listened
> carefully to different communities and stakeholders to understand where our grants
> can make the biggest impact.
>  
> “We want to thank the 18,000 people and organisations who have helped shape our
> direction of travel until 2030 – your passion, innovation and generosity have 
> inspired us and set us on a great path for supporting communities across the UK
> for the years to come.”

More announcements are expected to follow about new funding opportunities and programmes
as The National Lottery Community Fund works through the strategy’s delivery.