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The Big Lottery Fund wishes to support collaborative projects with a number of organisations involved. One organisation must apply as a lead applicant on behalf of all involved in the project.

To be eligible for funding, applicants must meet all five of the following criteria:

• The organisation is currently running - or has run within the past year - a project that has been successful in supporting people who have experienced hardship crisis with a holistic, person-centred approach, including advocacy and advice, and this has informed the development of the proposed project.
• The organisation has experience of strong collaboration. This can be as a lead or a delivery partner.
• The organisation must either be based in, or should be able to demonstrate links to, each community it intends to support. This link may be through recognised locally based community organisations which have a strong knowledge of the area and the communities that will be targeted.
• The organisation has experience of engaging with people who experience barriers to accessing the support they need, in order to influence the delivery of projects and policy.
• Be a VCSE organisation, including voluntary and community unincorporated charitable associations, registered charities, community benefit societies registered as industrial and provident societies, community interest companies, and social enterprises which principally reinvest surpluses for social benefit.

Projects should be rooted in the community and focus on supporting individuals who have the most difficulty accessing mainstream services, for example disabled people, those with learning difficulties, people with mental health issues and those who live in rural locations.

Application deadline: 26/08/15