Opening timetable
Active Communities is a funding programme for community groups and not-for-profit organisations, with an income of less than £350,000 a year or an average of £350,000 over two years.
Active Communities is for projects seeking investment of between £5,000 and £40,000 for projects lasting up to two years. We're looking for small and local projects, genuinely designed and run by local people.
The programme is open in different areas at different times of the year. Please note that to make sure our funds are distributed equitably, sometimes we will restrict the neighbourhoods that are eligible to apply.
Using money raised by society lotteries through The Health Lottery, Active Communities is opening up to Summer 2021 in the following areas:
- Health Lottery South East - we are currently open in parts of Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Milton Keynes. The deadline for applications is 9 December 2020 at 1pm.
- Health Lottery North West - we are currently open in parts of St Helens, Wigan and Tameside. The deadline for appplications is 16 December 2020 at 1pm
2021
- Health Lottery East Midlands - we will be opening in parts of Ashfield, Corby, Erewash and Nottingham.
- Health Lottery South West – specific areas to be confirmed.
- Health Lottery East - specific areas to be confirmed.
- Health Lottery Scotland - specific areas to be confirmed.
- Health Lottery Yorkshire and Humber - specific areas to be confirmed.
Please note that these are our planned openings but due to the nature of how we get our funding, these openings are subject to change.
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