The National Lotteries Commission has urged NGOs and charities to act quickly in submitting their applications for funding for the coming year.
The National Lotteries Commission has urged NGOs and charities to act quickly in submitting their applications for funding for the coming year.
NLC Commissioner Charlotte Mampane says that although the commission has received a number of applications, some organisations had already missed the closing dates for their category.
“The closing dates for applications for arts, culture and national heritage organisations in the Eastern Cape, Gauteng, Kwazulu-Natal, Limpopo and Western Cape is October 22, while those applying for small grants in the charities sector have until November 12, “ she says.
Mampane says organisations wishing to apply for funding need to fill out a funding application form which may be delivered, with relevant documentation, at the NLC’s head office in Tshwane or other provincial offices before the closing dates.
“We unfortunately cannot consider late applications, “ she says. Mampane says the selection process will be adjudicated by the distributing agencies.
“Organisations applying for funding need to adhere to set criteria in order to be considered. Preference will be given to organisations that advance rural, under-privileged and poor communities that support transformation and development," she says.
The closing dates for the following categories have already passed: Charities (medium grants) and arts, culture and natonal heritage (Free State, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North West).
The closing date for arts, culture and natonal heritage in the Eastern Cape, Gauteng, Kwazulu-Natal, Limpopo, and Western Cape is 22 October. The closing date for small grants for charities is 12 November.
In the sports and recreation sector first category, applications will be accepted until 23 November.
In the sports and recreation sector second category, applications will be accepted until 30 November.
