Financial support is available through three different trusts

Local charities and good causes are being encouraged to apply for funding of over £3 million that has been raised by the players of People’s Postcode Lottery.

Applications are open from February 6 till 20, where a whole host of good causes from social enterprises to voluntary groups and registered charities are eligible to apply for grants of between £500 and £20,000.

The financial support is available through three different trusts – People’s Postcode Trust, Postcode Community Trust and Postcode Local Trust.

All funded entirely by players of People’s Postcode Lottery with the sole purpose of supporting people and their communities.

Each trust supports projects focussed on specific themes, such as human rights, health and well being and the environment.

Sports groups for military veterans, counselling support services for young carers and accessible play parks are just a few examples of the over 1,600 projects that were successful in their application and received funding in 2018.

Laura Chow, head of charities at People’s Postcode Lottery, said: “It’s not just players who win with People’s Postcode Lottery - over £3m in grants will have a tremendous impact on the work that grass-roots community groups are doing. With three trusts to apply to, a huge array of projects can benefit and I would urge all groups to take a look at the funding guides, see where their project best fits and apply.”

A minimum of 32% from every People’s Postcode Lottery ticket goes directly to good causes. To date, players of People’s Postcode Lottery have raised over £382m for more than 5,500 good causes across Great Britain and internationally.

For more information, to view the funding guides and to apply please visit the trusts’ websites directly.