Welcome to Kingston Voluntary Action’s AGM

Big Lottery Fund

Kingston Voluntary Action AGM 13th November 2014

Introduction

─ Hugh Stultz - Funding Officer

─ Key role

─ Supporting applicants and potential applicants

─ Raising BIG’s awareness of local needs and priorities

Aims of today’s talk

To give a brief overview of BIG

To highlight the funding streams most

relevant to you

To give a few hints on writing a successful bid

Big Lottery Fund Mission

“The Big Lottery Fund is committed to bringing real

improvements to communities and to the lives of

people most in need”

Big Lottery Fund

─ BIG is one of four distributors of Lottery funding

─ We are responsible for 40% of all the money raised for good causes by the National Lottery

─ We distribute £600 million in funding each year

─ 80-90% of our funding goes to community and voluntary organisations

How the lottery £2 is spent

Prizes£1

Good Causes

56p

Lottery Tax 24p

Retailers 10p

Operating Costs 10p

BIG is responsible for delivering 40 per cent of all funds raised for good causes - about 12 pence of every pound spent on a Lottery Ticket

Choose the right funder

BIG People and communities in need

Arts Council Art, culture, theatre

Sport England Sports and activity

Heritage Lottery Fund History and heritage

BIG is an outcomes funder

Your project must meet at least one of these four outcomes:

People having

better chances

in life

Stronger

communities

Improved

rural and

urban

environments

Healthier and

more active

people and

communities

BIG targeted funding programmes

BIG

Fulfilling lives:

Headstart

Talent Match

Multiple and complex needs

Fulfilling Lives: A

Better Start

BIG open programmes

BIG

Reaching Communities

Heroes Return

Awards for ALL

(A4A)

Intelligent Funding

I

• Targeting the areas of highest need

• Avoiding duplication of funding and overlap with targeted

funding programmes

• Working closely with local organisations to keep abreast of

local needs and those best placed to meet those needs

Awards for All Programme

Small grants scheme awarding £300- £10,000

─ Applications open to community & voluntary groups, schools, health bodies and town councils

─ Single stage application process

─ Quick turnaround time from application to decision

Reaching Communities Programme

─ Main programme:

o Revenue projects funding from £10,000 - £500,000* (average £300,000)

o Smaller capital projects funding from £10,000-£100,000

─ Buildings programme:

o Larger capital projects funding from £100,000

o Geographically targeted at most deprived areas

Reaching Communities Programme

─Two-stage application process to identify fundable projects

─ Very competitive programme – success rate one in ten*

─ Applications from community & voluntary groups, charities, statutory bodies, social enterprises, not-for-profit companies

BIG Awards in Kingston

― 15 Awards for All applications

― 9 successful applications

―Success rate 60%

― Reaching Communities grants

―Total value of awards circa £760,000

Tips on completing your application

Does your application meet

BIG outcomes

Is there a clear case (evidence) for

your project

Are your outcomes (change) clearly

linked to activities and need

Comments on successful applications

─ ‘Beneficiaries and their needs are clearly identified’

─ ‘A full range of activities has been provided that will clearly deliver the project outcomes’

─ ‘Varied and relevant external evidence confirms the issues identified and shows the gaps in current service’

─ ‘Beneficiaries involved in management committee, consultation, project planning and design, volunteering, recruitment and evaluation’

Tips for Success

― Read the guidelines and use all other help available

― Start by defining need – make it the core of your application

― Focus on your beneficiaries and the difference that your project will make to them

― Get a ‘critical friend’ to review your application before submission

Leave plenty of time to research and re-read your application before submitting.

Support and Guidance Available

─ Big Lottery Fund website: http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk

─ Getting Funding & Planning Successful Projects

─ Case studies of successful projects

─ BIG Advice Line: 0845 4 10 20 30

─ Email enquiries: general.enquiries@biglotteryfund.org.uk

Questions and Comments?

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