Charities are being invited to apply for £5m of funding to support a “transformational and groundbreaking project”.
The People’s Postcode Lottery has opened applications for its Dream Fund, which supports charities to develop innovative and ambitious solutions to challenging problems.
The PPL said the fund, which is in its 15th year, would make a single grant of £5m to support a project of between one and five years in Great Britain.
It said applications must be from groups of between two and four organisations, with the lead partner being a registered charity with an annual income of at least £5m.
Partner organisations could include other charities, companies, local authorities, other not-for-profit organisations and more.
The PPL said: “The Dream Fund was created to encourage charities to collaborate and apply for their dream project.
“One award of £5m will be granted to a single transformational and groundbreaking project.”
It said applications that score highly in their originality, ambition and collaborative nature stood the highest chances of being successful.
The PPL said it welcomed applications from projects focused on the funding themes of its nine UK-focused Postcode Trusts, which cover health, wellbeing, families, children, environmental conservation, biodiversity, wildlife and animals, culture and heritage, and others.
“What is critical is that the project ideas can deliver exceptionally strong impact and are pushing boundaries in terms of their innovation, rather than rigidly matching a pre-existing theme,” the PPL said.
The application stage is open until the end of July, with final decisions expected to be made in March 2027.
For more information and to apply, click here.