The National Lottery Community Fund: COVID-19 Charities Fund

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Overview

The COVID-19 Charities Fund provides access to funding for charities who have exhausted other avenues of support and are facing imminent closure.

The aim of the fund is to ensure that a balanced charitable sector, representative of the diverse interests and needs of Northern Ireland citizens, and of geographic spread, remains in place after the COVID-19 crisis has passed.

This funding programme will support this aim by providing financial support to charities who:

have lost income due to the impact of COVID-19
will not be able to cover unavoidable costs until September 30 2020.

There's only a limited amount of funding to award. They will only be able to provide funding for costs that are unavoidable, so it is important to think about what you can do, or have already done, to reduce your expenditure.

They will not fund new programme activity or costs associated with on-going activity that could be suspended.

If demand is high, priority will be given to those charities that communities rely on the most to deliver services and to ensure equitable distribution.

How much is available and for how long?

This funding will be distributed as a one-off payment of up to £75,000 and is intended to cover a shortfall of unavoidable costs from 1 April 2020 to 30 September 2020.

Awards will be made for the amount of money required to cover immediate costs and prevent short term closure, which will vary in each situation. Charities will be prioritised based on the extent and urgency of their financial need.

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