National Lottery Community Fund have opened applications to Reaching Communities England. Their aim is to help strengthen communities and improve lives across England. The funding is available to all communities, but they are focusing on the places, people, and communities that need it most.

Their priorities are to fund projects that:

• support places, people, or communities experiencing poverty, disadvantage, or discrimination
  and
• support people and communities to shape the decisions that affect their lives.

Your project must achieve one of their missions which are to support communities to:

• come together through inclusive places, spaces, and activities (either physical or virtual), especially for communities where people are least able to come together.
• help children and young people thrive by developing positive social and emotional skills.
• be healthier by addressing health inequalities and helping prevent poor health.
• be environmentally sustainable by engaging with climate issues, having a positive environmental impact, and improving access to quality natural spaces.

They are more likely to fund work that achieves one or two of these missions really well.

Funding starts at £20,001, but most applications they fund are for less than £500,000.

The deadline is ongoing.

Find out more and apply.