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Consultation on distribution of Lottery money
8 June 2010
The Department of Culture Media and Sports (DCMS) is currently consulting on how lottery money for good causes should be distributed in future, with the ultimate aim of restoring shares of the National Lottery Distribution Fund to 20 per cent each to sport, heritage and the arts.
Currently 16.67 per cent of Lottery funding goes to each of Arts, Sport and Heritage funding distributors, and 50 per cent goes to the BIG Lottery Fund, which distributes to the voluntary and community sector, health, education and environment.
The DCMS proposes to increase the percentage going to Arts, Sports and Heritage in two stages:
► From April 2011 18 per cent to each of Arts, Sport and Heritage distributors and 46 per cent to BIG.
► From April 2012 20 per cent to each of Arts, Sport and Heritage distributors and 40 per cent to BIG.
► In addition 100 per cent of BIG funding from now on will go to the VCS. It was about 92 per cent last year.
Further details of the consultation can be found at: www.culture.gov.uk.
The closing date for responses is 21 August 2010.
Featured Event
Open Public Services - Passage of a bill workshop
This VSNW/Parliamentary Outreach Service event will explore the stages that the bill would go through, their relative importance and ways to engage and influence
Featured News
Two days left to enter our case study competition - prizes up for grabs!
We are inviting local groups and local or regional infrastructure organisations from across the North West to submit ideas for Listen Value Invest 2012 case studies about their work and how they are adjusting to the new environment
Transforming Local Infrastructure Fund results announced
The beneficiaries of the £30 million fund to help transform and modernise local charity support services have been announced by Nick Hurd, Minister for Civil Society.
Relaunch of Voluntary Sector Cuts Website
The Voluntary Sector Cuts website has now been relaunched with additional functionality to enable VCS organisations to records cuts to funding and their effects
Events & Trainings
VSNW’s list of events & training opportunities for VCS groups in the North West
