The National Lottery Community Fund has announced that the Government's Coronavirus Community Fund will be open for business from 10am on Friday 22 May.

The first tranche will be £200m which will focus on two objectives:

1.  To increase community support to vulnerable people

2.  To reduce temporary closures of essential charities and social enterprises

Grants will cover service costs, where organisations are experiencing an increased demand and/or short-term reduction in income.

Copy the link to go to the NLCF for the full announcement and then onto their funding pages: https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/news/press-releases/2020-05-20/statement-about-the-coronavirus-community-support-fund

The remainder (£160m) will come as a second tranche later on but within the agreed timeline.