Here are all the questions we ask in the application form for National Lottery Awards for All England. The guidance gives you more details about what you will need to tell us in your answers.
Please tell us about your project in this section. This is the most important section when it comes to making a decision about whether you will receive funding.
What is the name of your project?
The project name should be simple and to the point.
Where will your project take place?
If your project covers more than one area please tell us where most of it will take place.
Select a location
East and West Midlands
London, South East and East of England
North East & Cumbria
North West
South West
Yorkshire and Humber
Tell us all the locations the project will run in
In your own words, describe all of the locations that you’ll be running your project in. For example, ‘West Yorkshire’, 'Salford' or ‘Almondsbury’.
What is the postcode of where your project will take place?
If your project will take place across different locations, please use the postcode of the building or address where most of the project will take place. You must provide the full postcode.
If you do not know the postcode, you can use the Royal Mail Postcode Finder to try and find it.
Tell us when you’d like to get the money if you’re awarded funding?
Don't worry, this can be an estimate. But projects should usually start on or after 29-11-2024.
When will you spend the money by?
You have up to 24 months after award to spend the money.
What would you like to do?
Here are some ideas of what to tell us about your project:
You can write between 50 and 300 words for this section.
How does your project meet our funding priorities?
We can fund projects that’ll do at least one of these things:
You can find out more about what we want to fund by looking at the 2023 to 2030 Strategy on our website
You can write between 50 and 150 words for this section.
How does your project involve your community?
What do we mean by community?
We believe that people understand what’s needed in their communities better than anyone. Tell us how your community came up with the idea for your project. We want to know how many people you’ve spoken to, and how they’ll be involved in the development and delivery of the project.
Here are some examples of how you could be involving your community:
You can write between 50 and 200 words for this section.
List the costs you would like us to fund
You should use budget headings, rather than a detailed list of items. For example, if you're applying for pens, pencils, paper and envelopes, using 'office supplies' is fine. Please enter whole numbers only.
Please note you can only have a maximum of 10 rows.
Tell us the total cost of your project
This is the cost of everything related to your project, even things you aren’t asking us to fund.
For example, if you are asking us for £8,000 and you are getting £10,000 from another funder to cover additional costs, then your total project cost is £18,000. If you are asking us for £8,000 and there are no other costs then your total project cost is £8,000.
Please tell us about your organisation, including legal name and registered address. This helps us understand the type of organisation you are.
What is the full legal name of your organisation?
This must be as shown on your governing document. Your governing document could be called one of several things, depending on the type of organisation you're applying on behalf of. It might be called a constitution, trust deed, memorandum and articles of association, or something else entirely.
You might find it on a registration website - for example, Companies House or a Charities Register.
Does your organisation use a different name in its day-to-day work?
This is how you might be known if you're not just known by your legal name (the legal name is on your governing document or registration website).
What is the name your organisation uses in its day-to-day work?
This is how you might be known if you're not just known as .
When was your organisation set up?
This is the date your organisation took on its current legal status. It should be on your governing document. If you do not know the exact date, it can be an approximate date.
For example, 05-09-2024
What is the organisation's postcode?
For example, EC4A 1DE
Building and street
What type of organisation are you?
If you're both a charity and a company - just pick ‘Not-for-profit company’ below.
Companies House number
Charity registration number
Charity registration number
Department for Education number
Tell us what type of statutory body you are
What is your accounting year end date?
For example, 31 03
What is your total income for the year?
Use whole numbers only, like 12000.
Provide the details of your senior contact. They’ll be legally responsible for the funding. They can’t be married to, in a civil partnership with, in a long-term relationship with, living with, or related to the main contact or through a long-term partner.
What is the role of the senior contact?
You already told us what sort of organisation you are. So the senior contact role options we're giving you now are based on your organisation type.
Unregistered voluntary organisation
Company
Registered Charity
Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO or SCIO)
Community Interest Company (CIC)
School
College or University
Statutory Bodies Parish Council
Town Council
Local Authority
NHS Trust/Health Authority
Faith-based group
Registered Charity and Not-for-profit Company
School or educational body and Charity
School or educational body and Company
What is the role of the senior contact?
You already told us what sort of organisation you are. So the senior contact role options we're giving you now are based on your organisation type.
First name (in full)
This cannot be a shortened name, initial or nickname.
What is the senior contact's date of birth?
We need their date of birth to do an identity check. If it's entered incorrectly, it could delay your application.
For example, 30 03 1980
What is the senior contact's postcode?
For example, EC4A 1DE
Building and street
Have they lived at the address, for the last three years?
What is the senior contact's postcode at their previous address?
For example, EC4A 1DE
Building and street
The senior contact's email address
We’ll use this if we need to get in touch with the senior contact about the project.
The senior contact's telephone number
We’ll use this if we need to get in touch with the senior contact about the project.
Does the senior contact have any additional communication needs?
For example, if they need information in a specific language or format.
What language should we use to contact the senior contact?
Please provide details for your main contact. This will be the first person we contact if we need to discuss your project.
First name (in full)
This cannot be a shortened name, initial or nickname.
What is the main contact's date of birth?
We need their date of birth to do an identity check. If it's entered incorrectly, it could delay your application.
For example, 30 03 1980
What is the main contact's postcode?
For example, EC4A 1DE
Building and street
Have they lived at the address, for the last three years?
What is the main contact's postcode at their previous address?
For example, EC4A 1DE
Building and street
The main contact's email address
We’ll use this if we need to get in touch with the main contact about the project.
The main contact's telephone number
We’ll use this if we need to get in touch with the main contact about the project.
Does the main contact have any additional communication needs?
For example, if they need information in a specific language or format.
What language should we use to contact the main contact?
Please provide your bank details. Before you submit your application you will need to attach a copy of a bank statement that is less than three months old
Tell us the name of your organisation - as it appears on the bank statement
Not the name of your bank
Building society number
You only need to fill this in if your organisation’s account is with a building society or a credit union. If your account is a credit union account you should record your membership number in this field.
Upload a bank statement
In order to submit your application, you will need to agree to our terms and conditions.
You have been authorised by the governing body of your organisation (the board or committee that runs your organisation) to submit this application and accept the Terms and Conditions on their behalf.
All the information you have provided in your application is accurate and complete; and you will notify us of any changes.
You understand that we will use any personal information you have provided for the purposes described under our Data Protection and Privacy notice.
You accept that if information about this application is requested under the Freedom of Information Act, we will release it in line with our Freedom of Information policy.
You understand that what you tell us in this form will be shared with the main and senior contact.
You have not shared any personal data in the project questions. These are the questions where we ask what you’d like to do.
Full name of person completing this form
Position in organisation
We want to understand more about where our funding is going.
Which one category best describes your project?
You selected ‘other’. Describe the different category you’d put your project in.
What other categories could describe your project?
You can select more than one option. If it does not fit into any more categories, select ‘save and continue’.
Which one sub-category best describes what your project will do?
You can select more sub-categories in the next question.
Which one sub-category best describes what your project will do?
You can select more sub-categories in the next question.
Which one sub-category best describes what your project will do?
You can select more sub-categories in the next question.
Which one sub-category best describes what your project will do?
You can select more sub-categories in the next question.
What other sub-categories are relevant to your project?
You can select more than one option. If it does not fit into any more categories, select ‘save and continue’.
What other sub-categories are relevant to your project?
You can select more than one option. If it does not fit into any more categories, select ‘save and continue’.
What other sub-categories are relevant to your project?
You can select more than one option. If it does not fit into any more categories, select ‘save and continue’.
What other sub-categories are relevant to your project?
You can select more than one option. If it does not fit into any more categories, select ‘save and continue’.
We want to hear more about the people who’ll benefit from your project.
Is your project aimed at a specific group of people or is it open to everyone?
If at least 75% of the people you support share characteristics, then your project is for a specific group.
Your specific group may share one or more characteristics. For example, if 80% of the people you work with are female refugees, this means you support a specific group of people. In this example, they share two characteristics — women and refugees.
We know this can only be an estimate. It’d be too difficult to work out exactly, especially if this is a new project.
Who is your project for?
If 75% or more of the people supported or benefitting from your project come from one specific group, tell us who they are.
If you select an option, we will ask you to tell us more about that group.
Which community is your project for?
Select one category, if possible
Black/African/Caribbean/Black British
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups
Asian / Asian British
Other group experiencing ethnic or racial inequity
Which faith community is your project for?
Select one category, if possible
Which group of people who emigrate is your project for?
Select one category, if possible
Which group of disabled people is your project for?
Select one category, if possible
Which age group is your project for?
Select one category, if possible
Which LGBTQ+ community is your project for?
Select one category, if possible
Which specific group (that you have not included already) is your project for?
Examples include: care experienced young people, carers, people recovering from alcohol addiction, sex workers, people whose first language is not English or Welsh, people who have problems reading, men and boys
What additional EDI information would you like to include about the people your project supports?
You told us that your project will benefit:
Tell us more about who they are.