The Big Lottery Fund has launched a consultation to gather the views of third sector organisations, such as voluntary and community groups, on which priority services phase two of the BASIS programme should focus on. Through round one of the programme, over £100 million of the £155 million programme has been distributed to increase the effectiveness of voluntary and community organisations. In phase two, the Big Lottery fund wants to more tightly focus the funding on those areas that need addressing the most. Following the consultation, a final list of services the programme will fund will be established. The Big Lottery Fund is indicating a more strategic approach in phase 2 by identifying clearly the services it want s to fund and, in many cases, the organisations who can best provide them. The consultation will run until the 16th November 2007.

http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/pr_290807_eng_bas_basis_priorities?regioncode=-uk

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