Big Lottery Fund Supporting people to lead fulfilling lives

Big Lottery FundSupporting people to lead fulfilling

livesTessa WileyPolicy and Learning Manager0161 231 4613Tessa.Wiley@biglotteryfund.org.uk

Funders Forum Number Crunching

.£669,842,805

BIG in Numbers…

Since June 2004, BIG has awarded over £6 billion to projects supporting health, education, environment and charitable purposes.

In 2012/13 we made 12,000 new awards with a total value of £778m.

88% of our awards are for £10,000 or less

BIG are presently managing 17,000 awards

Over 92% of our funding goes to the “voluntary and community sector

Characteristics of our approach

Transforming Lives & Supporting the most vulnerable• A Better Start (early years) £165 million

• Talent Match (young people) £100 million

• Multiple & Complex Needs £100 million

• Ageing Better (older people) £70 million

• Big Local £200 million

Reaching Communities

• £96,435,287 awarded to date (April – Sept 2013)

•51 awards across region•£13,985,766 invested

•25.8% of projects ‘Health & Wellbeing’•15% Disability•12% Employment, enterprise & learning

•Programme changes, Autumn 2013

Connecting England

•Early Contact

•Impact & Influence

•England Communications

•Insight