Fund title: National Lottery Community Fund: COVID-19 Funding

Focus of fund/fund aims:

Emergency funding for charities and voluntary organisations facing acute financial difficulties or providing support for people and communities affected by COVID-19

Application deadline:

The last date to apply for government funding via NLCF is 17 August 2020; NLCF emergency funds will still be available after this date

Fund description:

The National Lottery Community Fund is distributing £200m of emergency funding to support organisations during the COVID-19 outbreak. National Lottery funds will be used alongside funding from the government to support charities.

Grants are available to charitable organisations which are:

• supporting people and communities who experience disproportionate challenge and difficulty as a result of the COVID-19 crisis
• providing services and support for vulnerable people, for which there will be increased demand as a result of the COVID-19 crisis
• supporting communities to work together to respond to COVID-19

Registered charities, voluntary and community organisations, CICs and not-for-profit companies can apply for grants between £300 and £100,000.

Further information:

https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding/covid-19