{"id":26959,"date":"2018-07-23T16:06:02","date_gmt":"2018-07-23T15:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/?p=26959"},"modified":"2018-07-23T16:06:02","modified_gmt":"2018-07-23T15:06:02","slug":"up-to-20000-in-funding-available-for-local-charities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/2018\/07\/23\/up-to-20000-in-funding-available-for-local-charities\/","title":{"rendered":"UP TO \u00a320,000 IN FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR LOCAL CHARITIES"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote class=\"\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"WordSection1\">\n<div class=\"\">Local charities and community groups are being encouraged to apply for a share of a funding pot of over \u00a33 million that has been raised by players of People\u2019s Postcode Lottery to support projects which will help people in the area and their communities.<\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\">Applications are open from 1 August until the 15 August, 2018, with both community groups and local charities being eligible to apply for the grants of between \u00a3500 and \u00a320,000.<\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\">The funding is available through three trusts which focus on different themes:<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><b class=\"\">People\u2019s Postcode Trust<\/b> supports projects aimed at promoting human rights, employability and combatting poverty<\/li>\n<li><b class=\"\">Postcode Community Trust <\/b>focuses on initiatives that benefit communities through the delivery of grass-roots health and wellbeing programmes<\/li>\n<li><b class=\"\">Postcode Local Trust <\/b>looks for applications that aim to improve biodiversity and outdoor spaces.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"\">Over 350 projects were awarded with grants in the last funding round. With previously funded projects ranging from sports clubs, to mental health groups, to wildlife conservation charities, this is a fantastic opportunity for groups to access funding to make a difference in the local community.<\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\">Laura Chow, Head of Charities at People\u2019s Postcode Lottery, said: \u201cCharities and good causes are at the heart of what we do at People\u2019s Postcode Lottery, and we\u2019ve seen funding from these trusts makes a huge difference to communities. \u00a0I\u2019m very excited to see the applications come in this year\u00a0from across Great Britain. Across the three trusts, a huge variety of projects can benefit and I\u2019d urge groups to take a look at the websites, see where their project fits and get applying!\u201d<\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\">A minimum of 32% from every People\u2019s Postcode Lottery ticket goes directly to good causes. To date, players of People\u2019s Postcode Lottery have raised over \u00a3320 million for more than 4,000 good causes across Great Britain and internationally.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Local charities and community groups are being encouraged to apply for a share of a funding pot of over \u00a33 million that has been raised by players of People\u2019s Postcode Lottery to support projects which will help people in the area and their communities. 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