Funding: Early Action System Change

22 June 2017

Funding: Early Action System Change

Big Lottery Fund Scotland has launched a new £7.5 million fund aimed at making a fundamental shift towards early action in Scotland.  

The fund will make a number of grants of up to £1 million to help bring local public and third sector organisations together to redesign and reorganise their services and to test new approaches to make early action central to the work of the organisations involved. 

An early action approach aims to prevent societal problems from occurring rather than dealing with the consequences, which in turn helps people to live longer, happier and healthier lives.  

Big Lottery Fund Scotland is interested in the entire system that organisations want to change and areas where there are opportunities for earlier action.  The aim is to be able to see the change fully involve the people who benefit from and participate and those who work to deliver support and services.

Initiatives which focus on one of the three themes listed below will be considered:

  • Healthy and Active Lifestyles
  • Children, Young People and Families
  • Women and Criminal Justice

Grants awarded will range from £300,000 to £1 million and applications can be made by sending an expression of interest form to Big Lottery by 12 noon on 2 October 2017.  Potential applicants can also sign up to take part in a webinar at 10:30 on Monday 10 July 2017.  

Further information and guidance notes for the fund are available from the Big Lottery Fund Scotland website and any questions can be sent to advicescotland@biglotteryfund.org.uk or 0300 123 7110.

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