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The National Lottery Community Fund

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Awarding #NationalLottery funding to strengthen society and improve lives across the UK. #ItStartsWithCommunity www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk

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10GM @10gm.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
We have some big news for Greater Manchester’s VCSE Sector 🙌 We're proud to announce £16.5 million is coming to Greater Manchester’s VCSE sector to protect, grow and celebrate these spaces. Because communities are at their strongest when people have somewhere to come together.💛 🔗 lnkd.in/eXg2nMid
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The National Lottery Community Fund @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk · 16/01/2026
Our Climate Action Fund is now open, backing long-term projects to tackle food insecurity and strengthen food systems. We're looking for partnerships and organisations. Grant minimum £2.5m over 3 years, available UK wide. Visit our website to find out more: ow.ly/OsC350XXQat
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The National Lottery Community Fund @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk · 24/12/2025
Happy holidays from all of us at The National Lottery Community Fund! ✨ Thanks to #NationalLottery players, we’ve been able to fund almost 13,000 truly life-changing projects across the UK in 2025. We’re closed from 25 December - 2 January and look forward to seeing you all again in the New Year.
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The King's Fund @thekingsfund.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
The Healthy Communities Together programme explored what makes cross-sector partnerships in health and care thrive. Listen to Alex Baylis' explainer, then discover tools, learning and insights from 3 years of collaboration with @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk: bit.ly/4pNNJhm
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The National Lottery Community Fund @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk · 25/11/2025
We’re creating a new Community Learning Panel to gather views on the learning and insight we offer to grant holders. 💡 If you have an active grant with us and want to express your interest, please complete our short form: ow.ly/fpwn50Xxozb 📆. Expressions of Interest close on 16 December.
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The National Lottery Community Fund @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk · 28/10/2025
“We can all play a role in fixing this together.” 🤝 That’s the message from David Knott, @ceo.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk as we launch our new Health Inequities: Structural Racism and Discrimination Partnership. (1/4)
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The National Lottery Community Fund @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk · 20/10/2025
There's still time to register for tomorrow’s Health Inequities webinar. Join us tomorrow, Tues 21 Oct at 10am for a webinar on our new Health Inequities: Structural Racism & Discrimination Partnership.
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The National Lottery Community Fund @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk · 07/10/2025
We can all play a role in tackling this. 📢 We believe everything starts with community – that’s who we serve, and that’s where you’ll find us. As part of our strategy, ‘It starts with community’, we made it one of our four guiding missions to support communities to live happier, healthier lives.
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The National Lottery Community Fund @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk · 29/09/2025
You might notice things look a bit different when you visit our website. We're making sure access to our funding is fair for all, and that it’s easy to find the information you need. Don’t worry, everything you need is still there and our funding is very much open for applications.
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 18/09/2025
This past weekend, free community events took place across London, showcasing that one of our city’s greatest strength is our diversity. Deputy Mayor @debbieweekesb.bsky.social explains why my Community Weekend is a fantastic opportunity to celebrate what makes our capital so special.
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The National Lottery Community Fund @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk · 12/09/2025
#MayorsCommunityWeekend begins today! We are excited for a weekend of fun-filled activities and building vital new connections across all boroughs of London 🎉 The Weekend recognises the unique contributions that Londoners have made to their community, no matter who they are or where they come from.
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The National Lottery Community Fund @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk · 27/08/2025
Do you have an idea that could help children and their families access the great outdoors? Then we want to hear from you. 🍃 Our Meithrin Natur initiative funds organisations across Wales to do something truly life-changing. Discover more and apply: ow.ly/syqv50WMFEU
a child holds up a painting of a rainbow and a paintbrush. Bilingual text reads: Kids need nature. Natur i bob plentyn. With funding from our Meithrin Natur programme, you could help give it to them. Gydag arian gan raglen Meithrin Natur, gallwch chi helpu i roi byd natur iddynt.
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The National Lottery Community Fund @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk · 12/08/2025
This #InternationalYouthDay, we’re delighted to share that we’ve recruited three new Youth Voice Advisors to the Fund. 🎊 Fatemah, Ffion and Molly will play a vital role in helping our funding teams design and shape the decisions that affect young people and their communities. ow.ly/MX1L50WEseG
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International Youth Day 2025 | Introducing our new Youth Voice Advisors
This International Youth Day, we’re shining a spotlight on the newest of our Youth Voice Advisors who will be making a valued impact on work as a funder.
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The National Lottery Community Fund @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk · 06/08/2025
1/3 📢. Doors are open for a £19 million boost to youth services! Together with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, we’re proud to relaunch the Million Hours Fund — helping young people access safe spaces, support, and inspiring activities.
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The National Lottery Community Fund @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk · 22/07/2025
Intriguing lessons about working collaboratively to improve people’s health and wellbeing - with thanks to our partners @cordisbright.bsky.social @thekingsfund.bsky.social We’re keen to learn more, as we forge deeper cross-sector partnerships to tackle health inequalities – watch this space!
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The National Lottery Community Fund @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk · 09/07/2025
London Mayor’s Community Weekend returns this September, with almost £400,000 of National Lottery funding being awarded to over 200 community groups. In partnership with @london.gov.uk, we’re aiming to bring people together and strengthen community connections. Find out more: ow.ly/F5cP50WmQog
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The National Lottery Community Fund @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk · 30/06/2025
Looking for a new career? We have several exciting roles across our new communications team, as well as in our facilities and legal team. Apply today or share with your network: ➡️. ow.ly/xu3n50Wiqls
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Birmingham Open Spaces Forum @bosfonline.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
🌞 @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk New Awards For All strand specifically for environmental projects, with funding from £300-£20,000. The funding opens 25 June, closes 17 December! www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding/prog... (If a group has an existing Awards For All they can’t apply for this strand.)
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National Lottery Awards for All England – Environment | The National Lottery Community Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund gives grants to organisations in the UK to help improve their communities. The money awarded comes from the UK National Lottery.
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The National Lottery Community Fund @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk · 11/06/2025
From today, we're inviting applications to the Solidarity Fund – to help tackle the root causes of poverty, disadvantage and discrimination in communities across England. For eligibility criteria and to apply: ow.ly/bqrn50W7zMf
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The National Lottery Community Fund @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk · 10/06/2025
“Families tell us they can’t believe the difference the project has made.” Did you spot us on TV? Our new research shows nature can help young people with their mental health and STV showcased one of our amazing #NationalLottery funded projects Lucky Ewe, urging charities to apply for funding. 🌱
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Nature project aiming to help young people’s mental health
The National Lottery is funding projects across the country aimed at getting people outdoors.
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The National Lottery Community Fund @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk · 03/06/2025
This #PowerOfYouthDay, we're thrilled to introduce our new young Board and Committee members! 🎉 At just 21-28 years old, these five incredible young leaders will help shape our funding decisions and strategy across the UK. Meet them in this thread! 👇 #YouthVoice #YoungLeaders #WeSeeYourPower
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The National Lottery Community Fund @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk · 21/05/2025
12 months on from the launch of our corporate plan & the largest expansion in our funding for three decades, @ceo.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk reflects on the significant progress we’ve made & where we’re focusing our efforts further to deliver bold change for communities with #NationalLottery funding.
We award over £2.1 million every day to projects to do extraordinary things to improve their lives and communities. 

We fund a community project every eight minutes. 

82% of our grants go to organisations with an income of less than £1 million, and 84% of our grants are distributed through small grants.
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The National Lottery Community Fund @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk · 16/05/2025
We've an exciting opportunity for a Communications, Impact & Influence Director. This is a newly created role with an emphasis on external engagement, influence & purpose to bring to life the story of The National Lottery Community Fund. Find out more & apply. starfishsearch.com/jobs/tnlcf-c...
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Communications, Impact and Influence Director – Starfish Search
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The National Lottery Community Fund @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk · 16/05/2025
We've an exciting new opportunity for an energetic, purposeful leader to join us as our Funding Strategy, Innovation & UK Director, to shape & set direction across the directorate & wider Fund. Find out more about the role & apply. ⬇️ starfishsearch.com/jobs/tnlcf-f...
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Funding Strategy, Innovation and UK Director – Starfish Search
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The National Lottery Community Fund @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk · 16/05/2025
We're recruiting! 📣 If you're looking for a career change, we have several exciting roles available across our funding, governance and Innovation Unit teams. Apply today or share with your networks. ⬇️ jobs.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/vacancies/va...
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The National Lottery Community Fund @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk · 14/05/2025
1/3 We’ve got big plans to support charities, community organisations, grassroots groups to better demonstrate the difference they make to their communities. We want to make it easier for them to access and share the ideas, solutions, best practice, and learning they need to showcase their impact.
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The National Lottery Community Fund @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk · 12/05/2025
We’re proud to be giving a £1.5 million boost to help future-proof 900 community spaces across Northumberland, Cumbria and County Durham through the Community Spaces Partnership with @canorth.bsky.social, Action with Communities in Cumbria and Durham Community Action 🎉
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NPC @thinknpc.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Great pleasure to support ‪@tnlcommunityfund.org.uk as a critical friend with their new Impact Strategy out today 👇.
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The National Lottery Community Fund @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk · 07/05/2025
1/4. Charities and community groups know the massive difference they make to their communities. But, so very often, demonstrating this impact as strongly as possible, with the all the information and data that’s needed, can be tricky.
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The National Lottery Community Fund @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk · 28/04/2025
London groups can still apply for grants of up to £2,000 to help communities make a difference through the Mayor’s Community Weekend in September. The deadline for applications is this Wednesday at midday. For more details and to apply, visit: ow.ly/QrUT50Vxcem
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The National Lottery Community Fund @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk · 23/04/2025
We're launching a new way to partner with us over the coming months, to create a stronger, fairer society. We will partner with groups where we see potential to deliver significant change in a system or area of work that aligns with our community-led missions. Find out more: ow.ly/CqzB50VG5Ba
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The National Lottery Community Fund @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk · 09/04/2025
Grants of up to £2,000 are available to help London’s communities make a difference this September through the Mayor’s Community Weekend, thanks to #NationalLottery players and the @mayoroflondon.bsky.social. 🎉. For more details and to apply, visit: ow.ly/QrUT50Vxcem
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Mayor’s Community Weekend - London | The National Lottery Community Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund gives grants to organisations in the UK to help improve their communities. The money awarded comes from the UK National Lottery.
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The National Lottery Community Fund @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk · 01/04/2025
Thinking of applying to Reaching Communities in England? Find out about our evolved funding priorities – and how we plan to deliver a fairer, stronger and more resilient future for communities: www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding/prog...
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The National Lottery Community Fund @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk · 01/04/2025
Are you a young person interested in making a real difference? Or maybe your organisation works to support the change makers of the future? If so, the Government want to hear from you! 📣 Complete the Government’s Youth Census by 16 April: www.iwill.org.uk/NYS-Deliver-...
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NYS - Deliver You - iwill
We’re taking orders—your future is on the menu! Help shape the National Youth Strategy now. #WhatsYourOrder under 16? Don’t forget to check your order with a guardian. The Government is creating a new...
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The National Lottery Community Fund @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk · 25/03/2025
Want to stay up to date with the latest from The National Lottery Community Fund? 📰 We’re also active on: Facebook & LinkedIn 🔎: The National Lottery Community Fund Instagram 📷: www.instagram.com/tnlcommunity...
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