Applications are now open for this year's Community Chest! 

East Hampshire Lottery good causes can apply for up to £1,000 through the Community Chest grant scheme. However, good causes must have sold a minimum of 50 tickets in the last 12 months by the closing date to be eligible. 

The deadline for applications being 11:59pm on Monday 20 October. 

If you have any questions or want to discuss project ideas, please contact communitylottery@easthants.gov.uk.

Please note - you can only apply for this funding if you are a registered good cause of the East Hampshire Community Lottery.

About the grant

The East Hampshire community chest is a grant scheme set-up to award funds raised through the East Hampshire community lottery. East Hampshire community lottery is a weekly lottery that directly supports local good causes and community initiatives. A portion of every ticket sold for the lottery is collected into the Community Chest fund. 

The East Hampshire community lottery was launched in April 2020 and now has more than 70 local good causes signed up who benefit from funds raised via their own ticket sales. 60% of every ticket sold for the lottery goes to local good causes, either directly or into the community chest fund.

Only good causes who are active participants in the East Hants lottery will be eligible to bid for funding from the community chest.

Find out more about the community lottery or would like to sign-up to become a good cause.

If you would like further information about this fund, please contact communitylottery@easthants.gov.uk.

Projects which have been awarded funding through the community chest grant

We also have further information and advice around safeguarding, including links to support for community and voluntary organisations.