National Lottery Fund
Explore Good Causes
Five public-benefit categories, project context and evidence that can be inspected before a claim is repeated.
Evidence before totals
Show where public benefit goes.
No beneficiary count, spend total or outcome is published here without an approved source and reporting period.
- Cause categories
- Verified from the 2026 campaign brief
- Project records
- Illustrative publishing examples
- Last source review
- 3 August 2026
Charitable causes
Care, social development, environmental protection, aid to people in need and support for vulnerable communities.
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Economic empowerment
Small business, education, research, innovation, technology and health initiatives that expand opportunity.
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Sports, arts and culture
National teams, facilities, talent development, creative practice, recreation and preservation of heritage.
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Signature projects
High-impact programmes in housing, community infrastructure, agriculture, energy, health and research.
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National emergencies
Response, recovery, preparedness and risk reduction for emergencies affecting communities.
Explore categoryWhere the Fund Goes
Every public-benefit story needs the record behind it.
The proposed story format begins with what a community was already doing, shows what constrained progress, and connects support and change to a reviewable source.
Open the illustrative storyIllustrative project finder
See how governed project discovery works.
Filters use fictional records and do not make beneficiary claims.
Community access programme
This record demonstrates how an approved outcome would be connected to evidence, ownership and review dates.
Kisumu CountyCounty skills network
This record demonstrates how an approved outcome would be connected to evidence, ownership and review dates.
Nakuru CountyCreative and sporting pathways
This record demonstrates how an approved outcome would be connected to evidence, ownership and review dates.
Mombasa CountyPublic infrastructure programme
This record demonstrates how an approved outcome would be connected to evidence, ownership and review dates.
Turkana CountyCoordinated response programme
This record demonstrates how an approved outcome would be connected to evidence, ownership and review dates.
Tana River CountyMethodology
What a complete project record must answer.
Who decided?
Name the accountable programme owner and decision status.
Where and when?
State the geographic scope and reporting period.
What changed?
Separate an output from an evidenced public outcome.
What supports the claim?
Link the source, review date and any limitations.
Good Causes and public trust
Read the proposed publication standard.
See how cause, project and evidence records remain separate and reviewable.