National Lottery Bids
Funding from National Lottery boards is an excellent fundraising opportunity for many charities.
Although lottery programmes change from time to time, there is usually a fund available for most organisations to apply for, whether multi-year revenue funding or one-off capital funds.
National Lottery grants can also be very large, with some programmes offering multi-million grants for the right projects. Our clients have recently received grants of £488,019, £476,766, £400,000, £300,000, £287,991, £235,487, £228,000 and £180,000 from successful bids. This was all revenue funding to support their project work.
- Proven Grant Success
- Multi-million Pound Bids
- Revenue & Capital Funding
- Specialist Bid Writing
- Tailored Project Support
- End-to-end Bid Management
Strategic Support for Lottery Success
We provide expert guidance to help you navigate the complex landscape of lottery funding, ensuring your project meets every specific criteria for success.
Specialist Bid Writing
Our specialist consultants prepare high-quality, persuasive applications that are tailored to the specific requirements of the National Lottery Community Fund.
Strategic Development
We work with you to prepare your organisation for a bid, from conducting community consultations to helping you create a realistic and robust project budget.
Impact Evaluation
To strengthen your application, we can provide formal evaluations of your existing projects to demonstrate a proven track record of social value and impact.
Support with National Lottery bids is charged by the day. A typical Reaching Communities bid takes 1 day to prepare Stage 1 (or half a day to review a draft) and 6 - 10 days to prepare Stage 2 (or one day to review a draft). Please call us to discuss your needs and obtain a free quotation.
As part of the service, we give advice about what you need to do to prepare your project or organisation for making a successful bid, for example the nature of consultations you may need to undertake, as well as helping you create a realistic budget.
If you are required to provide an evaluation of your project when applying to the National Lottery (for example if you are seeking continuation funding), then we can also conduct this for you.
Here is what recent clients have said about our National Lottery bid writing service:
Although lottery programmes change from time to time, there is usually a fund available for most organisations to apply for, whether multi-year revenue funding or one-off capital funds.
National Lottery grants can also be very large, with some programmes offering multi-million grants for the right projects. Our clients have recently received grants of £488,019, £476,766, £400,000, £300,000, £287,991, £235,487, £228,000 and £180,000 from successful bids. This was all revenue funding to support their project work.
A great benefit of a successful lottery bid, apart from the financial security and the contribution to core costs, is the very high ratio of return on the cost of the bid, which can be as low as 1 - 2% of the grant amount. A successful lottery bid can also help to diversify the income portfolio.
On our team are consultants with extensive experience of the National Lottery Community Fund (formerly the BLF), the National Lottery Heritage Fund (formerly HLF) and the Arts Council England.
If you also need help in preparing a business plan or need to provide a project evaluation to accompany a major lottery bid, we can also provide support in developing these.
There are two main ways in which we can support your bids to the National Lottery. Either we can review and strengthen your draft or we can prepare the whole bid for you, using your information. The choice is yours.
Some clients have also asked us to review failed bids they have made, in order to resubmit them. This is an area where an expert eye can greatly improve a weak bid and bring success and it often works! So do not give up hope if you have received a rejection - get help and try again.
Anne Dannerolle
Hull Community Church
Heather Landsberg
National Co-ordinator, SAMM
Irene Kohler
Director, Advocacy Plus
To talk about help in making or reviewing your National Lottery bid, please contact us today on 01903 723519
Meet the team behind National Lottery Bids fundraising.
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