The National Lottery Community Fund’s Awards for All England offers grants of between £300 and £10,000 for grassroots and community activity that aims to:

  • build strong relationships in and across communities
  • improve the places and spaces that matter to communities
  • help more people to reach their potential, by supporting them at the earliest possible stage
  • support people, communities and organisations that are facing increased demands and challenges as a direct result of the cost-of-living crisis

Schools are able to apply to the Awards for All programme for between £300 and £10,000 to deliver community-led projects. 

National Lottery Awards for All will fund activities that benefit, and involve, the community, including costs associated to:

  • your organisation’s running costs
  • small land or refurbishment projects
  • equipment
  • one-off events
  • staff costs
  • training costs
  • transport
  • utilities
  • volunteer expenses

Length of time projects can be funded – up to two years