Hands holding freshly harvested potatoes promoting the Climate Action Fund for sustainable food solutions.
Our Climate Action Fund is now open, backing long-term projects to tackle food insecurity and strengthen food systems. We're looking for partnerships and organisations. Grant minimum £2.5m over 3 years, available UK wide. Visit our website to find out more: https://ow.ly/OsC350XXQat
Happy holidays from all of us at The National Lottery Community Fund! ✨
Thanks to #NationalLottery players, we’ve been able to fund almost 13,000 truly life-changing projects across the UK in 2025.
We’re closed from 25 December - 2 January and look forward to seeing you all again in the New Year.
The Healthy Communities Together programme explored what makes cross-sector partnerships in health and care thrive.
Listen to Alex Baylis' explainer, then discover tools, learning and insights from 3 years of collaboration with @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk: https://bit.ly/4pNNJhm
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We’re creating a new Community Learning Panel to gather views on the learning and insight we offer to grant holders. 💡
If you have an active grant with us and want to express your interest, please complete our short form: https://ow.ly/fpwn50Xxozb
📆. Expressions of Interest close on 16 December.
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(4/4) So, what are we doing about it? Read David’s blog to find out more.
🔗. www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/news/we-can-...
(3/4) When we launched our strategy we promised to support communities to live happier, healthier lives. We doubled down on this last year, when we promised to put community agency, power & control at the heart of our funding in England. Tackling health inequities is where these commitments overlap.
(2/4) We know from speaking w/ communities that there are real concerns about health & health inequities. Black, Middle Eastern, South & East Asian, Gypsy/ Roma/Traveller & Jewish communities face deep-rooted health inequities, as evidenced by established institutions & health statutory bodies.
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“We can all play a role in fixing this together.” 🤝
That’s the message from David Knott, @ceo.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk as we launch our new Health Inequities: Structural Racism and Discrimination Partnership.
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(4/4) So, what are we doing about it? Read David’s blog to find out more.
🔗. www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/news/we-can-...
(3/4) When we launched our strategy we promised to support communities to live happier, healthier lives. We doubled down on this last year, when we promised to put community agency, power & control at the heart of our funding in England. Tackling health inequities is where these commitments overlap.
(2/4) We know from speaking w/ communities that there are real concerns about heath & health inequities. Black, Middle Eastern, South & East Asian, Gypsy/ Roma/Traveller & Jewish communities face deep-rooted health inequities, as evidenced by established institutions & health statutory bodies.
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👉. Register for the webinar on our website here: www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/news/join-us...
If you’re considering applying, please attend the webinar first to learn more about eligibility and find out if this opportunity is the right fit for your organisation.
We recognise and value the expertise and dedication of organisations already working in this space and we want to work with them to tackle this together.
Hear from @ceo.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk David Knott as he shares our new plans to support communities in England to live happier, healthier lives by tackling health inequities stemming from racism, discrimination, and systemic injustice.
There's still time to register for tomorrow’s Health Inequities webinar.
Join us tomorrow, Tues 21 Oct at 10am for a webinar on our new Health Inequities: Structural Racism & Discrimination Partnership.
3/5 Thanks to #NationalLottery funding, Belville helps people like Michelle overcome isolation and build confidence through nature-based community work. 🌱
2/5 Michelle, 56, barely left her house due to crippling anxiety. Then she found Belville Community Garden. Six years on, she’s a volunteer, welcoming visitors, gardening, and helping its community meals.
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👉. If you’re interested in working with us, we’d ask that you first attend one of our webinars. These will explain the programme and whether this opportunity is right for you.
📅. Dates:
• 9 Oct, 15:30–16:15
• 21 Oct, 10:00–10:45
• 6 Nov, 10:00–10:45
🔗. Register here: ow.ly/4X9G50X7Cxp
We want to work with expert organisations:
• Tackling structural racism, discrimination & health inequities
• Involving people with lived experience in leadership (at least 75% of staff from the target communities, including at board-level)
• Driving wider conversations & building partnerships
That’s why we’re looking to invest £50 million into a new partnership, with ten established organisations – led by and for historically marginalised communities – in England, already working to tackle structural racism, discrimination and health inequities and ready to drive long-term change.
Established orgs have consistently shown how health inequities reflect & perpetuate structural racism. These inequities are embedded across systems. They're not b/c of isolated actions by individual orgs - they stem from longstanding structural dynamics, as recognised by health statutory bodies.
But we know not every community has the same starting point. We know from our conversations that there are loud, clear, and real concerns about deep-rooted health inequities, especially facing Black, Middle Eastern, South and East Asian, Gypsy/Roma/Traveller, & Jewish communities.
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We can all play a role in tackling this. 📢
We believe everything starts with community – that’s who we serve, and that’s where you’ll find us. As part of our strategy, ‘It starts with community’, we made it one of our four guiding missions to support communities to live happier, healthier lives.
Mae ein gwefan yn newid. Dyma bopeth sydd angen i chi ei wybod
Efallai y byddwch yn sylwi bod pethau'n edrych ychydig yn wahanol pan fyddwch yn ymweld â'n gwefan.
Peidiwch â phoeni, mae popeth sydd ei angen arnoch chi yno o hyd ac mae ein rhaglenni ariannu yn agored i geisiadau.
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You might notice things look a bit different when you visit our website. We're making sure access to our funding is fair for all, and that it’s easy to find the information you need.
Don’t worry, everything you need is still there and our funding is very much open for applications.
This past weekend, free community events took place across London, showcasing that one of our city’s greatest strength is our diversity.
Deputy Mayor @debbieweekesb.bsky.social explains why my Community Weekend is a fantastic opportunity to celebrate what makes our capital so special.
#MayorsCommunityWeekend begins today! We are excited for a weekend of fun-filled activities and building vital new connections across all boroughs of London 🎉
The Weekend recognises the unique contributions that Londoners have made to their community, no matter who they are or where they come from.
Child wearing a green paper crown decorated with leaves, holding a colorful paper rainbow and a paintbrush outdoors. Bilingual text reads: Kids need nature. Natur i bob plentyn. With funding from our Meithrin Natur programme, you could help give it to them. Gydag arian gan raglen Meithrin Natur, gallwch chi helpu i roi byd natur iddynt.
A oes gennych chi syniad a allai helpu plant a’u teuluoedd i gael mynediad i’r awyr agored? 🍃 Os felly, rydyn ni eisiau clywed gennych chi.
Mae ein rhaglen Meithrin Natur yn ariannu sefydliadau ledled Cymru i wneud rhywbeth sy’n newid bywydau go iawn.
Dysgwch ragor: ow.ly/9TMt50WMFKv
a child holds up a painting of a rainbow and a paintbrush. Bilingual text reads: Kids need nature. Natur i bob plentyn. With funding from our Meithrin Natur programme, you could help give it to them. Gydag arian gan raglen Meithrin Natur, gallwch chi helpu i roi byd natur iddynt.
Do you have an idea that could help children and their families access the great outdoors? Then we want to hear from you. 🍃
Our Meithrin Natur initiative funds organisations across Wales to do something truly life-changing.
Discover more and apply: ow.ly/syqv50WMFEU
