Big Lottery Fund ‘Bringing about real change to communities and to the lives of those most in need’ 8 December 2010 Sarah Carroll, Regional Manager - Development

BIG Local Trust

Vision To enable people to make their communities better places to live in, now and in the future, by helping them develop the skills and confidence they need to identify priorities that matter to them and to take action to change things for the better. We will achieve this by setting up an England-wide endowment trust that will support local funding schemes in 100 to 150 selected neighbourhoods.

Gravesham – selected area within Northfleet North

Dartford – Tree estate and part of town ward Allotment project

Awards for All Disabled access to swampy wetland areas Transforming a neglected allotment into a wildlife haven Disused area of a school transformed into a garden for the Growing Grub Club Grants of £300- £10,000

Awards for All Projects must meet at least one of the following outcomes: 1.People have better chances in life 2.Stronger communities 3.Improved rural and urban environments 4.Healthier and more active people and communities

Common Mistakes Applying for excluded items (see page 8 of guidance notes) Incomplete applications (64%) Not returning correct documents at conditional offer stage (50%) Not meeting programme outcomes – often more suited to another Lottery distributer Insufficient evidence of need

Jubilee People’s Millions Restoration of a community walled garden, Hastings Thrupp Lake: Mystery and magic, creating a wildlife haven for people to enjoy in Oxfordshire Grants of up to £60,000

Jubilee People’s Millions Four £60,000 grants in each ITV region Projects must take place in 2012, the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee year We want to encourage projects that: improve local places improve the lives of people in your community inspire local people to get involved. Enter the competition at: Application deadline: Friday 4 February 2011

Funding programmes and guidance notes Searchable database of awarded grants Useful publications:  Equality Matters: a good practice guide  Full cost recovery and salary spreadsheet with guidance notes  Getting Funding and planning successful projects – BIG’s guide to outcomes (  Evaluation toolkit ( Big Advice Line: Textphone: