National Lotteries Commission calls on NGOs to apply for funding
The National Lotteries Commission (NLC) is calling on Non-Profit Organisations, Non-Government Organisations, Public Benefit Organisations, schools and communities to apply for funding.
“This call is the second of three annual calls that will be made to the public to apply for funding in the current financial year,” said NLC commissioner Charlotte Mampane.
Mampane says the NLC has set aside funds in line with stated sector allocations as prescribed by the National Lotteries Act.
While the NLC will implement proactive funding to qualifying beneficiaries, in the future, Mampane said the NLC will continue to disburse funds primarily through open calls to the public, such as this one. “We would like to stress that beneficiaries must still comply with set criteria in order to be considered for funding.”
“We are anticipating a positive response and we therefore urge organisations to submit their applications as early as possible,” she added.
“We would also like to take this opportunity to reiterate the fact that our recent change of status from National Lotteries Board to National Lotteries Commission will have no impact on our mandate to uplift communities through our grant funding process. The application and adjudication process will also continue as before.”
Applications officially opened on July 12 for registered medium-sized organisations wishing to secure funding in excess of R500 000. Applications for smaller organisations will open on October 1, 2015.
The closing dates for the current funding call are September 3, 2015 and November 12, 2015 respectively.
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