Million Hours Fund - Application Questions - The National Lottery Community Fund

Section 1 - Your project

Please tell us about your project in this section. This is the most important section when it comes to making a decision about whether you will receive funding.

Question	Guidance
What is the name of your project?	The project name should be simple and to the point.
Where will your project take place?	If your project covers more than one area please tell us where most of it will take place. Select a location Select a location East and West Midlands Derbyshire Herefordshire Leicestershire Lincolnshire (except North and North East Lincolnshire) Northamptonshire Nottinghamshire Rutland Shropshire Staffordshire Warwickshire West Midlands Worcestershire London, South East and East of England Bedfordshire Berkshire Buckinghamshire Cambridgeshire East Sussex Essex Greater London Hampshire Hertfordshire Kent Norfolk Oxfordshire Peterborough Suffolk Surrey West Sussex the Isle of Wight North East & Cumbria Cleveland County Durham Cumbria Darlington Middlesbrough Northumberland Stockton on Tees Tyne and Wear North West Cheshire Greater Manchester Lancashire Merseyside South West Bath and North East Somerset Bournemouth Bristol Cornwall Devon Dorset Gloucestershire Isles of Scilly North Somerset Plymouth Poole Somerset South Gloucestershire Swindon Torbay Wiltshire Yorkshire and Humber North Yorkshire South Yorkshire West Yorkshire Humber North and North East Lincolnshire
Tell us all the locations the project will run in	We need to know what ‘ward’ you’ll be running your project in. For example, ‘Feltham West’, ‘Moss Side’ or ‘Hexthorpe & Balby North’. Include the ward code for each ward. For example ‘E05013614’ for Feltham West. Only certain wards are eligible for funding. You should visit our web page on the Million Hours fund to: see how to find out which ward your project is in check that your ward is eligible for funding. If your project will take place across different locations, tell us all the wards it will cover. If your activity is not in an eligible area, but young people from an eligible ward will come, tell us the name of that ward instead.
What is the postcode of where your project will take place?	If your project will take place across different locations, please use the postcode of the building or address where most of the project will take place. You must provide the full postcode. If you do not know the postcode, you can use the Royal Mail Postcode Finder to try and find it.
Tell us the total cost of your project	This is the cost of everything related to your project, even things you're not asking us to fund. For example: If you're asking us for £40,000 and you're getting £20,000 from another funder to cover additional costs, your total project cost is £60,000. If you're asking us for £40,000 and there are no other costs, your total project cost is £40,000.
How much money do you want from us?
Tell us when you'd like to get the money if you're awarded funding?	Don't worry, this can be an estimate. For example, 27-09-2025
When will you spend the money by?	We expect you to use more of your funding near the start of the project. And all your funding must be spent by 31 March 2027.
What would you like to do?	Summarise what you’ll do with the funding, including: what extra activities you’ll provide which staff will run these extra hours and why details of any new staff you’ll need how much of this you’ll deliver before 31 March 2026, and how much will happen after (we expect you to use more of your funding near the start of the project) Here’s what else you need to tell us in your answer. Tell us how many extra hours of youth work you’ll provide, including: the total extra hours how many young people you expect to attend each hour an approximate schedule of how you plan to deliver these extra hours See our Million Hours fund web page for guidance and examples on how to calculate your extra hours. Tell us how you’ll make your activities open to as wide a range of young people as possible (known as ‘open access’). For example young people should be able to: come or go from sessions without telling you in advance attend without committing to coming regularly or over a long period take part without paying high entry fees take part without having an existing level of skill take part without following a particular religion or set of beliefs access the venue you use easily Tell us who’ll benefit from attending the extra hours of youth work. This can include young people you already work with. And other young people you want to try and reach. Tell us how the extra hours will support young people most at risk of taking part in anti-social behaviour. Specifically how you’ll help them: have improved emotional wellbeing have improved life and practical skills feel safer and have access to trusted relationships with adults You can write up to 1250 words for this section. But it’s fine if you use fewer.
How does your idea fit in with other local activities?	Tell us why this work would especially benefit the young people where you are. You could include what anti-social behaviour issues there are in your area. Also tell us about other local services for young people at risk of anti-social behaviour. Including: how your work will complement these services any gaps in these services that your work will fill what links you already have with these services, or other local organisations, that will help you to deliver the project You can write up to 500 words for this section. But it’s fine if you use fewer.
How does your project involve young people?	Tell us how you’ll make sure young people have a voice in this work. You can either: fill in this answer yourself ask young people you work with to fill in this answer If young people do it, let us know they answered in the text. You should try to answer these questions: How do young people help decide what activities they do, and how the activities run? Can you share any examples of when things changed because of a suggestion or idea a young person had? How did they share their suggestion? What happened afterwards? Can young people get involved in how the organisation runs? Like joining the board, or helping the people that run the organisation plan what to do in the future. If yes, what do they have to do to get involved? How do you think this extra involvement will benefit young people in your area? You can write between 50 and 500 words for this section.
Why are you the right organisation to do this work?	Give us a brief description of your organisation and the work it does. You should also tell us: how your organisation’s experience and connections mean you’re the best people to do this work how you keep people safe, respond to safeguarding incidents and promote a culture of safeguarding within your organisation how this additional work will add value to what you already do, and complement the activities you already run for young people how you currently engage with young people effectively about any examples of when you were flexible, and helped a young person or group access your service when they otherwise could not how you’ll engage young people in this work, including any who do not take part in your activities now how you might keep this project going after our funding ends - including any fundraising or partnerships you’re planning. You can write up to 700 words for this section. But it’s fine if you use fewer.

Section 2 - Extra details about your project

We want to understand more about where our funding is going.

Question	Guidance
Which one category best describes your project?	My project brings people together and encourages social connections My project helps children or young people thrive My project supports people of all ages to live healthier lives My project supports communities to be environmentally sustainable Other, I want to describe a different category for my project
You selected ‘other’. Describe the different category you’d put your project in.
What other categories could describe your project? (Optional)	You can select more than one option. If it does not fit into any more categories, select ‘save and continue’. My project brings people together and encourages social connections My project helps children or young people thrive My project supports people of all ages to live healthier lives My project supports communities to be environmentally sustainable
Which one sub-category best describes what your project will do?	You can select more sub-categories in the next question. My project provides or improves places for people to come together (this includes meeting online or in person) My project delivers activities or events (this includes meeting online or in person) My project enables people to make a positive difference to their community My project gives people a sense of safety, belonging and trust My project improves connections and relationships with others My project connects children or young people with trusted adults My project improves people’s wellbeing, physical health or mental health My project improves access to nature for people These options are not relevant to my project
Which one sub-category best describes what your project will do?	You can select more sub-categories in the next question. My project gives babies or children a good start in life My project helps children or young people develop social and emotional skills My project connects children or young people with trusted adults My project supports young people to thrive as adults My project provides or improves places for children or young people to come together (this includes meeting online or in person) My project delivers activities or events (this includes meeting online or in person) My project enables children or young people to make a positive difference to their community My project gives children or young people a sense of safety, belonging and trust My project improves connections and relationships with others My project improves wellbeing, physical health or mental health My project enables children or young people to improve their community’s impact on the environment These options are not relevant to my project
Which one sub-category best describes what your project will do?	You can select more sub-categories in the next question. My project provides or improves places that support health and wellbeing My project delivers activities or events that help health and wellbeing (this includes meeting online or in person) My project enables people to improve community health and wellbeing services My project improves people’s wellbeing, physical health or mental health My project helps to reduce health inequalities My project improves connections and relationships with others My project gives babies or children a good start in life My project helps children or young people develop social and emotional skills My project enables people to improve their community’s impact on the environment My project improves access to nature for people These options are not relevant to my project
Which one sub-category best describes what your project will do?	You can select more sub-categories in the next question. My project helps community organisations to have a better impact on the environment My project enables people to improve their community’s impact on the environment My project helps communities to adapt to changes in the climate My project improves access to nature for people These options are not relevant to my project
What other sub-categories are relevant to your project? (Optional)	You can select more than one option. If it does not fit into any more categories, select ‘save and continue’. My project provides or improves places for people to come together (this includes meeting online or in person) My project delivers activities or events (this includes meeting online or in person) My project enables people to make a positive difference to their community My project gives people a sense of safety, belonging and trust My project improves connections and relationships with others My project connects children or young people with trusted adults My project improves people’s wellbeing, physical health or mental health My project improves access to nature for people
What other sub-categories are relevant to your project? (Optional)	You can select more than one option. If it does not fit into any more categories, select ‘save and continue’. My project gives babies or children a good start in life My project helps children or young people develop social and emotional skills My project connects children or young people with trusted adults My project supports young people to thrive as adults My project provides or improves places for children or young people to come together (this includes meeting online or in person) My project delivers activities or events (this includes meeting online or in person) My project enables children or young people to make a positive difference to their community My project gives children or young people a sense of safety, belonging and trust My project improves connections and relationships with others My project improves wellbeing, physical health or mental health My project enables children or young people to improve their community’s impact on the environment
What other sub-categories are relevant to your project? (Optional)	You can select more than one option. If it does not fit into any more categories, select ‘save and continue’. My project provides or improves places that support health and wellbeing My project delivers activities or events that help health and wellbeing (this includes meeting online or in person) My project enables people to improve community health and wellbeing services My project improves people’s wellbeing, physical health or mental health My project helps to reduce health inequalities My project improves connections and relationships with others My project gives babies or children a good start in life My project helps children or young people develop social and emotional skills My project enables people to improve their community’s impact on the environment My project improves access to nature for people
What other sub-categories are relevant to your project? (Optional)	You can select more than one option. If it does not fit into any more categories, select ‘save and continue’. My project helps community organisations to have a better impact on the environment My project enables people to improve their community’s impact on the environment My project helps communities to adapt to changes in the climate My project improves access to nature for people

Section 3 - Your organisation

Please tell us about your organisation, including legal name and registered address. This helps us understand the type of organisation you are.

Question	Guidance
What is the full legal name of your organisation?	This must be as shown on your governing document. Your governing document could be called one of several things, depending on the type of organisation you're applying on behalf of. It might be called a constitution, trust deed, memorandum and articles of association, or something else entirely. You might find it on a registration website - for example, Companies House or a Charities Register.
Does your organisation use a different name in its day-to-day work?	This is how you might be known if you're not just known by your legal name (the legal name is on your governing document or registration website). Yes No
What is the name your organisation uses in its day-to-day work?	This is how you might be known if you're not just known as .
What is the organisation's postcode? (Optional)	For example, EC4A 1DE
Building and street
Address line 2 (Optional)
Town or city
County (Optional)
Postcode
When was your organisation set up?	This is the date your organisation took on its current legal status. It should be on your governing document. If you do not know the exact date, it can be an approximate date. For example, 15-08-2025
What type of organisation are you?	If you're both a charity and a company - just pick ‘Not-for-profit company’ below. Not-for-profit company Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO or SCIO) Community Interest Company (CIC) School Statutory body
Companies House number
Charity registration number (Optional)
Charity registration number
Department for Education number
Tell us what type of statutory body you are	Parish Council Town Council Local Authority NHS Trust/Health Authority Prison Service Fire Service Police Authority
What is your accounting year end date?	For example, 31 03
What is your total income for the year?	Use whole numbers only, like 12000.

Section 4 - Senior contact

Provide the details of your senior contact. They’ll be legally responsible for the funding. They can’t be married to, in a civil partnership with, in a long-term relationship with, living with, or related to the main contact or through a long-term partner.

Question	Guidance
What is the role of the senior contact?	You already told us what sort of organisation you are. So the senior contact role options we're giving you now are based on your organisation type. Unregistered voluntary organisation Chair Vice-Chair Secretary Treasurer Company Company Director Company Secretary Registered Charity Trustee Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO or SCIO) Trustee Chief Executive Officer Community Interest Company (CIC) Company Director Company Secretary School Head Teacher College or University Chancellor Vice-chancellor Statutory Bodies Parish Council Parish Clerk Deputy Parish Clerk Town Council Elected Member Chair Local Authority Chair Chief Executive Director NHS Trust/Health Authority Chief Executive Director Faith-based group Chair Vice-Chair Secretary Treasurer Religious leader (eg. rabbi, imam, vicar) Registered Charity and Not-for-profit Company Company Director Company Secretary School or educational body and Charity Trustee School or educational body and Company Company Director Company Secretary
What is the role of the senior contact?	You already told us what sort of organisation you are. So the senior contact role options we're giving you now are based on your organisation type.
First name (in full)	This cannot be a shortened name, initial or nickname.
Last name
What is the senior contact's date of birth?	We need their date of birth to do an identity check. If it's entered incorrectly, it could delay your application. For example, 30 03 1980
What is the senior contact's postcode? (Optional)	For example, EC4A 1DE
Building and street
Address line 2 (Optional)
Town or city
County (Optional)
Postcode
Have they lived at the address, for the last three years?	Yes No
What is the senior contact's postcode at their previous address?	For example, EC4A 1DE
Building and street
Address line 2 (Optional)
Town or city
County (Optional)
Postcode
The senior contact's email address	We’ll use this if we need to get in touch with the senior contact about the project.
The senior contact's telephone number	We’ll use this if we need to get in touch with the senior contact about the project.
Does the senior contact have any additional communication needs? (Optional)	For example, if they need information in a specific language or format.
What language should we use to contact the senior contact?	English Welsh

Section 5 - Main contact

Please provide details for your main contact. This will be the first person we contact if we need to discuss your project.

Question	Guidance
First name (in full)	This cannot be a shortened name, initial or nickname.
Last name
What is the main contact's date of birth?	We need their date of birth to do an identity check. If it's entered incorrectly, it could delay your application. For example, 30 03 1980
What is the main contact's postcode? (Optional)	For example, EC4A 1DE
Building and street
Address line 2 (Optional)
Town or city
County (Optional)
Postcode
Have they lived at the address, for the last three years?	Yes No
What is the main contact's postcode at their previous address?	For example, EC4A 1DE
Building and street
Address line 2 (Optional)
Town or city
County (Optional)
Postcode
The main contact's email address	We’ll use this if we need to get in touch with the main contact about the project.
The main contact's telephone number	We’ll use this if we need to get in touch with the main contact about the project.
Does the main contact have any additional communication needs? (Optional)	For example, if they need information in a specific language or format.
What language should we use to contact the main contact?	English Welsh

Section 6 - Supporting documents

We need some additional financial information to help us assess your application. Please attach the following documents to this form.

Question	Guidance
Upload a copy of your latest financial accounts	If you do not have yearly accounts because you’re a new organisation (less than 15 months old), that’s okay. We can still look at your application. If your financial accounts are older than 10 months, you should upload draft accounts.
Upload a copy of your proposed budget	We need to see a budget that includes: the total costs of your project how much of the money you’re asking us for a breakdown of what costs this will cover, for each year of the project. You can use our budget template (opens in new tab). File must be a PDF, PNG or JPEG and less than 20MB

Section 7 - Declaration

In order to submit your application, you will need to agree to our terms and conditions.

Question	Guidance
You have been authorised by the governing body of your organisation (the board or committee that runs your organisation) to submit this application and accept the declaration on their behalf.	I agree
You have been authorised by the people named as the Main Contact and Senior Contact to include them in this proposal and to submit their details in this form to us.	I agree
You understand that if a grant is offered to your organisation it will be subject to our terms and conditions.	I agree
All the information you have provided in your application is accurate and complete; and you will notify us of any changes.	I agree
You understand that we will use any personal information you have provided for the purposes described under our Data Protection and Privacy notice.	I agree
You accept that if information about this application is requested under the Freedom of Information Act, we will release it in line with our Freedom of Information policy.	I agree
You understand that what you tell us in this form will be shared with the main and senior contact.	I agree
You have not shared any personal data in the project questions. These are the questions where we ask what you’d like to do.	I agree
Full name of person completing this form
Position in organisation

Section 8 - Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) monitoring information

We want to hear more about the people who’ll benefit from your project and your organisation.

Question	Guidance
Is your project aimed at a specific group of people or is it open to everyone?	If at least 75% of the people you support share characteristics, then your project is for a specific group. Your specific group may share one or more characteristics. For example, if 80% of the people you work with are female refugees, this means you support a specific group of people. In this example, they share two characteristics — women and refugees. We know this can only be an estimate. It’d be too difficult to work out exactly, especially if this is a new project. My project is aimed at a specific group of people My project is open to everyone
Who is your project for?	If 75% or more of the people supported or benefitting from your project come from one specific group, tell us who they are. If you select an option, we will ask you to tell us more about that group. Communities experiencing ethnic or racial inequity, discrimination or inequality Faith communities People who emigrate Disabled people Older people (65 and over) Younger people (under 25) Women and girls LGBTQ+ people People who are educationally or economically disadvantaged Specific groups that are not included already
Which community is your project for?	Select one category, if possible Black/African/Caribbean/Black British Black British African Caribbean Any other Black/African/Caribbean background Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups White and Black Caribbean/African White and Asian Any other mixed/multiple ethnic background Asian / Asian British Asian British Indian Pakistani Bangladeshi Chinese Any other Asian background Other group experiencing ethnic or racial inequity Arab Jewish Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities Any other ethnic group
Which faith community is your project for?	Select one category, if possible Catholic Protestant Other Christian denominations Buddhist Hindu Jewish Muslim Sikh Atheist Agnostic Other faiths and beliefs
Which group of people who emigrate is your project for?	Select one category, if possible People seeking asylum People with refugee status People with irregular and undocumented status Other people who emigrate
Which group of disabled people is your project for?	Select one category, if possible Mental health Long-standing illness or health condition Mobility impairments Visual impairment/partial sight/sight loss Deaf/hard of hearing/hearing loss Speech impairment Multiple physical impairment Learning disability Learning difficulty Neurodiverse Other type of disability or impairment
Which age group is your project for?	Select one category, if possible 19-25 16-18 8-15 2-7 Under 2 years of age
Which LGBTQ+ community is your project for?	Select one category, if possible Bisexual men Bisexual women Gay men Lesbian/gay women Trans men Trans women Non-binary people LGBTQ+ people I'd describe in another way
Which specific group (that you have not included already) is your project for?	Examples include: care experienced young people, carers, people recovering from alcohol addiction, sex workers, people whose first language is not English or Welsh, people who have problems reading, men and boys
What additional EDI information would you like to include about the people your project supports? (Optional)	You told us that your project will benefit: Tell us more about who they are.
Do most of your leadership team self-identify as belonging to a specific group of people?	Tell us what specific group they belong to if at least: 75% of your board of trustees or management committee share one or more characteristics and 50% or more of senior staff share one or more characteristics. If you select an option, we will ask you to tell us more about that group. Communities experiencing ethnic or racial inequity, discrimination or inequality Faith communities People who emigrate Disabled people Older people (65 and over) Younger people (under 25) Women and girls LGBTQ+ people People who are educationally or economically disadvantaged Specific groups that are not included already No Prefer not to say
Which community is your leadership team part of?	Select one category, if possible Black/African/Caribbean/Black British Black British African Caribbean Any other Black/African/Caribbean background Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups White and Black Caribbean/African White and Asian Any other mixed/multiple ethnic background Asian / Asian British Asian British Indian Pakistani Bangladeshi Chinese Any other Asian background Other group experiencing ethnic or racial inequity Arab Jewish Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities Any other ethnic group
Which faith community is your leadership team part of?	Select one category, if possible Catholic Protestant Other Christian denominations Buddhist Hindu Jewish Muslim Sikh Atheist Agnostic Other faiths and beliefs
Which group of people who emigrate is your leadership team part of?	Select one category, if possible People seeking asylum People with refugee status People with irregular and undocumented status Other people who emigrate
Which group of disabled people is your leadership team part of?	Select one category, if possible Mental health Long-standing illness or health condition Mobility impairments Visual impairment / partial sight / sight loss Deaf / hard of hearing / hearing loss Speech impairment Multiple physical impairment Learning disability Learning difficulty Neurodiverse Other type of disability or impairment
Which age group is your leadership team part of?	Select one category, if possible 19-25 16-18 8-15 2-7 Under 2 years of age
Which LGBTQ+ community is your leadership team part of?	Select one category, if possible Bisexual men Bisexual women Gay men Lesbian / gay women Trans men Trans women Non-binary people LGBTQ+ people I'd describe in another way
Which specific group (that you have not included already) is your leadership team part of?	Examples include: care experienced young people, carers, people recovering from alcohol addiction, sex workers, people whose first language is not English or Welsh, people who have problems reading, men and boys
What additional EDI information would you like to include about your leadership team? (Optional)	You told us that your leadership team self-identify as: Tell us more about who they are.

Million Hours Fund - Application Summary