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The National Lottery Community Fund, legally named the Big Lottery Fund, [1] is a non-departmental public body responsible for distributing funds raised by the National Lottery for "good causes". It is the largest community funder in the UK and its purpose is to award funding that strengthens society and improves lives across the UK.
Lotteries in the United States did not always have sterling reputations. One early lottery in particular, the National Lottery, which was passed by Congress for the beautification of Washington, D.C., and was administered by the municipal government, was the subject of a major U.S. Supreme Court decision – Cohens v. Virginia. [7]
This section amended sections 22, 25, 25B, 38, 41, 43B and 44 of the National Lottery etc. Act 1993. Sections 1(5) to (7) were repealed on 1 December 2006 [3] by section 21 of, and Schedule 3 to, the National Lottery Act 2006.
The National Lottery Act 2006 (c 23) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.It implemented those decisions contained in the National Lottery Licensing and Regulation and National Lottery Funding Decision Documents published on 3 July 2003, and in the Review Decision Document published on 26 November 2004, which required legislation.
In 1979 a new building which became the school hall was added. In 1993 a new block was built comprising four new classrooms. In 1997, with the help of the National Lottery, a new kindergarten was added. In 2000 another new block of classrooms was completed, again with National Lottery funding.
The National Lottery for Public Assistance does not have the power to grant donations directly, and by mandate of Organic Law, in its second article, the surplus resources that the National Lottery obtains from the holding of the draws must be given in full to the Treasury of the Federation so that it can allocate the funds to public assistance.
Funding requests for projects over £5 million will be considered as part of two time-limited national competitions to be held in 2020–21 and 2022–23. [4] Its funding routes include the Digital Skills for Heritage Fund, a £3.5m fund for grants to support digital volunteering in the heritage sector, launched in November 2021. [8]
By law, the charity must receive at least 20% of the value of the lottery ticket. These lotteries are sold in competition with the National Lottery but operate under tighter regulations. For example, a lottery run for charity can have a maximum jackpot of £200,000 whereas the National Lottery has no maximum. [3]