NLCF (previously Big Lottery) is responsible for distributing £600m each year to communities, raised by players of the National Lottery.
The National Lottery Community Fund runs more than 20 funding programmes, several of which are relevant to play – including Awards for All and Reaching Communities. In 2021 they will be continuing to focus funding to support people and communities most adversely impacted by COVID-19.
Community funds
Funding of between £250 and £3,000 is available for seed funding for local groups and organisations who are working to bring together neighbours of differing faiths or ethnicities.