Lottery funders listing
What is a Lottery funder?
For every £1 that the public spends on Lottery tickets 28 pence goes to the Lottery good causes. These are the arts, charities and voluntary groups, heritage, health, education, the environment and sports. Lottery funders are the organisations that distribute the good causes money to local communities and national projects.
The Millennium Commission is not listed here because they are not open to applications for grants.
UK wide
Follow each link to find out more about what type of work it funds and who to contact if you want to apply. You can also see examples of funded projects.
Arts Council England Arts Council England is the national development agency for the arts in England, distributing public money from Government and the National Lottery.
Arts Council of Northern Ireland The Arts Council of Northern Ireland is the lead development agency for the arts in Northern Ireland.
Arts Council of Wales The Arts Council of Wales is responsible for developing and funding the arts in Wales.
Awards for All Awards for All is a Lottery grants programme aimed at local communities.
Big Lottery Fund The Big Lottery Fund is committed to improving communities and the lives of people most in need.
Heritage Lottery Fund Using money raised through the National Lottery, the Heritage Lottery Fund sustains and transforms a wide range of heritage for present and future generations to take part in, learn from and enjoy.
NESTA NESTA (the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts) is a non-departmental public body (NDPB) investing in innovators and working to improve the climate for creativity in the UK.
Olympic Lottery Distributor The Olympic Lottery Distributor's remit is to support the delivery of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Olympic Lottery Distributor is not currently running any open funding rounds.
Scottish Screen Scottish Screen develops, encourages and promotes film, television and new media in Scotland.
Scottish Arts The Scottish Arts Council champions the arts for Scotland.
Sport England Sport England invests in projects that help people to start, stay and succeed in sport and physical activity at every level.
sportscotland sportscotland is the national sport agency for Scotland. Working with our partners our responsibility is to develop sport and physical recreational activity in Scotland.
Sports Council for Northern Ireland Making sport happen for you.
Sports Council for Wales The Sports Council for Wales is the national organisation responsible for developing and promoting sport and active lifestyles.
UK Film Council As the lead agency for film, the UK Film Council aims to stimulate a competitive, successful and vibrant UK film industry and culture, both now and for the future.
UK Sport Working in partnership to lead sport in the UK to world-class success.
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