{"id":2314,"date":"2026-04-30T14:20:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T13:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fundrobin.com\/articles\/videos\/2026-national-lottery-grant-guide-avoid-rejection-video\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T14:20:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T13:20:24","slug":"2026-national-lottery-grant-guide-avoid-rejection-video","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fundrobin.com\/articles\/videos\/2026-national-lottery-grant-guide-avoid-rejection-video\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 National Lottery Grant Guide: Avoid Rejection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<script type='application\/ld+json'>{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"VideoObject\",\"name\":\"2026 National Lottery Grant Guide: Avoid Rejection\",\"description\":\"Stop losing community projects to administrative hurdles and the hidden 'silent rejection' phase of 2026 funding cycles. 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