Supported by Big Lottery Fund and the Heritage Lottery Fund, these are grants of between £500 and £5,000 for people to take part in heritage and community activities, and projects that promote education, the environment and health in the local community.

Awards for All Wales aims to:

• support community activity by helping communities to meet their needs through voluntary action, self-help projects, local facilities or events. (They define "communities" as people in a local area or people who share a common interest or need.)
• extend access and participation by encouraging more people to become actively involved in local groups and projects, and by supporting activities that aim to be open and accessible to everyone who wishes to take part.
• increase skill and creativity by supporting activities which help to develop people and organisations, improve skills
  and raise standards.
• improve the quality of life by supporting local projects that improve people's opportunities, health, welfare, environment, heritage or local facilities, especially those most disadvantaged in society.

Some projects that Awards for All Wales might support include:

• publicity and promotion of a group that recycles computers for use by the community
• trying out a new way of recruiting volunteers
• an exhibition and trail walk featuring buildings of local historical interest
• sharing the experiences of older people within the community with young people, explaining their history in the form of a book or mural
• promoting healthy eating and more exercise
• introducing people to alternative cultures through participation in storytelling and drama
• a telephone helpline offering advice and support for people with cancer and their carers
• an historic event illustrating various periods of history and the rich cultural heritage of a community
• involving more people in a community event.

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