IVAR part of consortium selected to lead development of BIG Local Trust programme

IVAR is one of six partners in a consortium that has been selected to develop Big Lottery Fund’s groundbreaking, £200m, BIG Local Trust programme.

The consortium, which is led by Community Development Foundation (CDF) and also includes CCLA, Renasi, NANM and UnLtd, has been awarded a grant of £80k, to develop the business plan for the creation of a new Trust in the summer of 2011.

Partners will recommend Directors for the new Trust based on their experience of working with disadvantaged communities. The Trust will then deliver a programme over 10 years in up to 150 deprived neighbourhoods in England. The funding will support schemes that help meet local needs and build skills and confidence in those communities.

About the BIG Local Trust

The BIG Lottery Fund’s £200 million BIG Local Trust programme was launched in July 2010 to establish an independent trust to support local funding schemes in 100 to 150 urban and rural neighbourhoods in England. The targeted neighbourhoods are places where many people face multiple barriers to meeting their needs, and which have not had great success in gaining resources to help. Each neighbourhood will receive between £1m and £2m, and will have up to 10 years to allocate this money. 

Full details of the work of the BIG Lottery Fund, its programmes and awards are available on the website: www.biglotteryfund.org.uk 

For more information about IVAR's role in the consortium please contact leila@ivar.org.uk

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