Deadline 19th August 2020

Annual awards scheme celebrating the UK’s favourite Lottery-funded projects and the difference they have made to people’s lives. The awards recognise the dedication and commitment of people across the UK who use Lottery funding to improve the environment around them.

The winner in each category will receive a £3,000 cash prize for their organisation and a National Lottery Awards trophy.

Award categories:

• Arts
• Education
• Health
• Environment
• Sport
• Heritage
• Community/Charity
• Young Hero (under 18s)

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Deadline for round 2: 7th August 2020

Biffa are welcoming online Expressions of Interest from between £250,000 and £750,000 for large-scale projects of regional or national significance. In a change from 2019.

Built Environment projects should transform cultural, heritage or visitor centres. They should inspire and promote learning, creativity and participation on a grand scale.

Previous projects funded under this theme include the redevelopment of a spectacular science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) experience at Winchester Science Museum, the creation of a world-class maritime exhibition at Chatham Historic Dockyard and the transformation of a former First World War aircraft hangar into a state-of-the-art aerospace museum.

To find out more, please visit the Biffa website here.

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The Family Fund provides grants and information related to the care of severely disabled children under the age of 17.

The grants are awarded according to specific criteria relating to the child’s disability, receipt of a range of benefits, and proof of UK residency.

The Family Fund’s five-year strategy (published in October 2017) aims to deliver more for families and to advance the Trust’s grant-making and support services for those raising disabled or seriously ill children and young people.

According to the new strategy, the Family Fund will seek to:

• Increase the number of families who receive a grant, or information and support from services from 88,119 to 150,000, an increase of 70%.
• Amplify the experiences and voices of families to professionals, policy makers and the public, across the UK.
• Retain and identify new sources of income to ensure the practical support that families need is available when they need it.

To find out more, please visit the Family Fund website here.

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Deadline 1st October 2020

The European Heritage Awards promote high standards of heritage conservation practice through the award of public recognition to outstanding initiatives and best practices which contribute to the protection and enhancement of cultural heritage in Europe.

Applications can be submitted in four categories of entry:

1. Conservation

Outstanding achievements in the conservation, enhancement and adaptation to new uses of cultural heritage.

2. Research

Outstanding research, digitisation and knowledge transfer projects which lead to tangible effects for the safeguard and enhancement of cultural heritage in Europe.

3. Dedicated service to Heritage

Open to individuals or organisations whose commitment over a long period of time (minimum 10 years) demonstrates a high degree of dedication and civic engagement coupled with excellence in the safeguard and enhancement of cultural heritage in Europe, which exceeds normal expectations in the given context.

4. Education, training and awareness-raising

Outstanding initiatives related to education, training and awareness-raising of cultural heritage with the aim of fostering capacity-building and local support, building a sense of place and identity and stimulating citizens engagement and ownership.

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