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<p>The Government has made available an unprecedented £750 million package of support,
specifically for charities, social enterprises and the voluntary sector. This will
ensure charities and other civil society organisations, including those at risk of
financial hardship, can continue their vital work during the Covid-19 outbreak.</p><p>Of
the £750m, £200 million of this money is being distributed by the National Lottery
Community Fund (NLCF) through the Coronavirus Community Support Fund (CCSF). As of
13th September 2020, £116,162,678 million has been awarded to organisations through
this Fund, which is being disbursed to them in accordance with the payment profiles
set out in the onward grant agreements. Of this amount, £58,332,938 has been allocated
to medium sized organisations and £25,795,260 to small organisations.</p><p>The eligibility
criteria used by NLCF to assess CCSF funding applications can be found on the NLCF’s
website: <a href="https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding/programmes/covid-19-funding-over-10k#section-2"
target="_blank">https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding/programmes/covid-19-funding-over-10k#section-2</a>.
A list of all organisations that have been awarded funding from the CCSF will be published
once the allocation process is complete.</p><p>£85 million has been allocated to the
‘Community Match Challenge’ which is matching funds raised by philanthropists, foundations
and grant making organisations to further support small to medium sized organisations
from across the country working with those who are most vulnerable and have been hardest
hit by the coronavirus outbreak. This Fund closed for bids on 2nd August and the outcome
will be announced shortly.</p><p>A further £4.8 million will be distributed to the
Voluntary and Community Sector Emergencies Partnership - a group that comes together
to improve national and local coordination before, during and after emergencies -
to help strengthen the voluntary sector’s response to coronavirus and future emergencies.</p><p>To
support the BBC’s 'Big Night In' (BNI), the Government matched the generous donations
of the public across the country with a grant for £20 million to the National Emergencies
Trust (NET) which is working in Partnership with the UK Community Foundations and
a further £17 million which was shared between Comic Relief (CR) and Children in Need
(CiN). As of 11 September, £16,641,702.24 has been allocated by all three funds with
awards disbursed to charities through the usual process. The eligibility criteria
used to assess applications for BNI funding can be found here for the NET element
of the funding: <a href="https://www.ukcommunityfoundations.org/our-programmes" target="_blank">https://www.ukcommunityfoundations.org/our-programmes</a>
and here for CR and CiN funding: <a href="https://www.comicrelief.com/funding" target="_blank">https://www.comicrelief.com/funding</a></p><p>£360
million has been allocated by central government departments with £200 million of
this directly supporting hospices across the country. The remaining funding has been
allocated and awarded, as follows, with distribution to charities undertaken by the
relevant department in accordance with the relevant grant agreements:</p><p><strong>
</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Fund/Department/Allocation</p></td><td><p>Awarded
(as at 11 September 2020)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£5m Loneliness Fund, DCMS</p></td><td><p>£4.92m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£14m
Zoos Support Fund, DEFRA (with top-up of £86m from HMT in July)</p></td><td><p>£2.19m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£6m
Homelessness Fund, MHCLG</p></td><td><p>£5.92m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£34.15m Vulnerable
Children Fund, DfE and Home Office</p></td><td><p>£11.8m through HO £21.8m through
DfE</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£27m Domestic Abuse Survivors and Survivors of Sexual
Violence, MoJ and Home Office</p></td><td><p>£22.1m through MoJ £1.7m through HO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£1.8m
Survivors of Modern Slavery, Home Office</p></td><td><p>£1.7m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£5.4m
Legal Advice, MoJ</p></td><td><p>£5.2m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£16m Meals for Those
in Need, DEFRA</p></td><td><p>£15.7m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£15m Support for the
Citizens Advice service, BEIS</p></td><td><p>£15m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£22m Support
for Health Charities, DHSC</p></td><td><p>£23.7m (includes additional DHSC match funding
over minimum requirements)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£6m Support for Armed Services,
MoD</p></td><td><p>£6m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£10m Domestic Abuse safe accommodation
fund, MHCLG</p></td><td><p>£8.8m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong><p><p></strong></p>
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