Lottery Support Grant

This grant assists clubs, groups and organisations who are seeking to gain National Lottery Funding, through contributing to the partnership element of their application.

Amounts awarded

The maximum grant available is £50,000.

Deadline for applications

Applications can be received throughout the year.

Criteria

Applicants must show that they are able to meet the appropriate Lottery board criteria relating to the level of self investment in the project. In the absence of such criteria the applicant must fund at least 25% of the partnership funding element.
Applications must demonstrate significant community benefit. Commercial organisations can apply but only if they are able to meet all the relevant criteria and that the project is able to guarantee significant public access (40 hours per week public access).
The applicant must be able to demonstrate that they have a realistic chance of achieving the necessary level of partnership funding.
Applicants will need to demonstrate a financial need for grant funding from West Oxfordshire District Council.
Offers of sponsorship that are being included as elements of partnership funding must have written agreement in principle, any fund-raising events must be underwritten by a source which is acceptable to the Council's Director of Finance.
Applicant organisations will be required to provide copies of supporting documentation as specified.
Projects must take place within West Oxfordshire and be of benefit primarily to residents of the District.
The minimum cost of the project will be £10,000.

Application form

You can download an application form or ask for a copy to be sent to you by using the contact details below. Please note that the application form can be filled in online but must be printed out as a hard copy and signed before being submitted.

Contact details

This scheme is managed by the Leisure and Tourism department - contact Leisure and Tourism or telephone 01993 861552.

Detailed below are the Lottery Support grants awarded in 2006-07:

Kingham All Blacks Football Club - £45,000
Build extension to existing club facilities.

Long Hanborough Playgroup - £10,000
Replacement of existing playgroup building.

Detailed below are the Lottery Support grants awarded in 2005-06:

Clanfield 85 Football Club - £5,000
Installation of floodlights.

Oxford Bus Museum - £8,000
New Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service building.

Detailed below are the Lottery Support grants awarded in 2004-05:

Movies on the Move - £5,000
Purchase of equipment for a rural cinema project.

New Yatt Riding for the Disabled - £26,000
Construct indoor riding arena with viewing gallery and storage space.

North Leigh Football Club - £12,500
Construction of a new spectator stand and improved pitch drainage.

Oxford Bus Museum - £5,000
Construction of additional exhibition space.

Listed below are the current Lottery Boards:

An Overview of the Lottery Boards

The National Lottery was established to raise money for good causes to benefit communities throughout the UK. These are arts, heritage, sport, charities and initiatives in health, education, after school care and the environment. Separate organisations distribute money for each of these good causes, details of which are listed below.

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is the Government department responsible for the National Lottery. The National Lottery Commission is responsible for regulating the National Lottery and Camelot plc are the current operators of the Lottery.

Arts Council
The Arts Council of England distributes money raised through the National Lottery to the arts in England.

Heritage Lottery Fund
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) enables communities to celebrate, look after and learn more about our diverse heritage.

Sport England
Sport England distributes money raised through the National Lottery to sports organisations and activities in England.

Big Lottery Fund
The Big Lottery Fund hands out half the good causes money from the National Lottery. The Big Lottery Fund was created by merging the New Opportunities Fund and the Community Fund.

Awards for All
Awards for All is a small grants programme for small groups. It is funded by all the good causes working together. Grants are available from £300 to £10,000.