New Opportunity Alert ~ Big Lottery Fund for Community Buildings

This is definitely one to keep an eye on for all of you who are considering capital developments eg sports or community facilities. Due to be out in December 2010!  Big Lottery Fund Announces £75 Million Fund for Community Buildings

The Big Lottery Fund (BIG) has announced that it will be investing an additional £75 million specifically for rural and urban community-use buildings through its Reaching Communities Programme for England. From early December, voluntary and community organisations and town and parish councils will be able to submit outline proposals for capital grants of between £100,000 and £500,000 towards projects with a total value of no more than £750,000. BIG created the fund to turn existing facilities into buildings offering a wide range of activities for the benefit of a broad group of people in the community. Grants will be awarded for the renovation of any multi-purpose building currently used by communities, including memorial halls, community centres and village halls. Once the new funding stream opens, a list of eligibility criteria will be published on BIG’s website to allow organisations to assess their chances of success before submitting a proposal and interested parties can register for more information by calling 0845 410 2030. Further information will also be provided on GRANTfinder when available. Applications will be assessed on a monthly rolling basis, allowing organisations to submit an outline proposal without the additional pressure of meeting a deadline.  Please email me at sacha@positivemanagment.org.uk if you would like me to monitor this for you.