Applications to the Big Lottery Fund programmes, in particular Awards for All, have dropped recently and Big Lottery Fund Scotland keen to find out why and also to drum up some business if possible.

Just to remind you here is some info about Awards for All:

Awards for All Scotland is a small grants scheme which makes awards of between £500 and £10,000 to support projects that improve opportunities to take part in arts, sports and community activities and projects that promote education, health and the environment.

Awards for All can fund up to 100% of eligible project costs and is open to applications from constituted voluntary and community organisations, schools and statutory bodies.  Awards for All is a rolling programme so there are no deadlines and they are currently funding almost 70% of applications received.

If your group has a project that might fit with Awards for All please contact Big Lottery Scotland on 0300 123 7110 or visit the website www.awardsforall.org.uk/scotland for more information on how to apply.