Funding for communities to take action on the environment and nature
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Hosted by The National Lottery Community Fund – South West Region
Thursday 30 April, 2:00pm–3:45pm (online)
The National Lottery Community Fund’s South West regional team invites you to an
online event exploring our current funding opportunities that support community
led environment and nature action.
The session will cover:
Their Environment Mission – one of the four missions in their Strategy: It
Starts with Community. https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/about-us/our-strategy
Funding opportunities – from small grants (£300–£20,000) to larger grants of
£20,001+ lasting up to five years.
Examples of funded projects – showcasing the types of initiatives
supported.
Live Q&A with the funding team.
Optional breakout rooms (subject to numbers) for further discussion with
Fund staff.
Voluntary and community sector organisations from the South West Region, as well
as statutory bodies, are welcome to sign up by 28 April, provided your idea aligns
with and meets one of the following:
Helping people connect with and care for nature in their local area
Making a positive difference to the environment
Empowering people to engage with climate issues and adapt to the impact
of a changing climate
Supporting communities to take part in activities to make a positive
environmental impact, like reducing carbon emissions or creating space for
wildlife
Helping communities to have access to nature, by increasing the amount
and quality of natural space for wildlife. Meaning that people can
experience nature around them, and that more varieties of wildlife can
thrive
The National Lottery Community Fund distributes over £700 million each year to
communities across the UK and is the largest single funder of community activity in
the country.
Please sign up to the event here:
About The National Lottery Community Fund
The largest non-statutory community funder in the UK – community is at the
heart of their purpose, vision and name.
They support activities that create resilient communities that are more inclusive and
environmentally sustainable and that will strengthen society and improve lives
across the UK.
The National Lottery is proud to award money raised by National Lottery players to communities across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and to work closely with
Government to distribute vital grants and funding from key Government programmes and initiatives.
As well as responding to what communities tell us is important to them, their
funding is focused on four key missions, supporting communities to:
1. Come together
2. Be environmentally sustainable
3. Help children and young people thrive
4. Enable people to live healthier lives.
Thanks to the support of National Lottery players, they distribute around £500
million a year through 10,000+ grants and plan to invest over £4bn of funding into communities by 2030. They’re privileged to be able to work with the smallest
of local groups right up to UK-wide charities, enabling people and communities to
bring their ambitions to life.
National Lottery players raise over £32 million each week for good
causes throughout the UK. Since The National Lottery began in 1994, £52 billion
has been raised and more than 670,000 individual grants have been made across
the UK - the equivalent of around 240 National Lottery grants in every UK postcode
district.
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