Community Food and Health (Scotland) has an annual development fund open to groups and agencies in Scotland who would like to improve access to, and take up of, a healthy, varied and balanced diet. Funding from £500 to £2000 is available. The closing date is Friday 5 August. Guidance and applications forms are available here
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CFHS Capacity building fund (up to £500) open
The aim of this fund is to support groups and agencies running food and health activities to build the knowledge, skills and expertise they need to help deliver these better. Groups can apply for funding for training or learning opportunities for staff, volunteers, or management committee or board members. There is no closing date for …
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Areas of Work: Food and nutrition training, Funding
Tesco bags of help funding open
Tesco has grants of up to £12,000 available for community projects such as community gardens, allotments, play areas and other outdoor community projects. The closing date for applications is 3 June. Groundwork are assessing all of the applications received. Groundwork provides a shortlist of the applications received for a Tesco Shortlisting Group to agree three successful …
Emergency food aid: understand and act
Organisations across Scotland providing advice and support to people who may use emergency food aid, community food and health projects and statutory bodies with an interest in the issue are being asked to complete a survey being undertaken by the Poverty Alliance, on behalf of partners, all of whom are interested in better understanding the …
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Area of Work: Food poverty and access
Children’s Health Fund
The Children’s Health Fund is offering funding of grants between £500 to £5000 for projects that have innovative ideas that will promote or provide access to drinking water in public places where children and young people gather to learn and play. www.childrenshealthfund.org.uk
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Big Lottery announce £250m community-led grants
Big Lottery have announced a new set of funding which will see £250m available for organisations in Scotland over the next five years. The funding will be focused on communities and organisations which demonstrate community-led approaches, highlighting how their work is people-led, strengths-based and/or connected. Over the next five years Big Lottery will make grants from …
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Plunkett Foundation – Our Urban Shop Grant (UK)
The Plunkett Foundation’s Our Urban Shop Grant pilot programme is offering funding for communities in urban areas of the UK to develop and run a community-owned shop that will stock food and other basic provisions. Any urban community group or organisation in the UK can apply for grants of between £20,000 and £30,000 to set …
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Tesco Local Community Scheme launched
The money raised from the 5p bag charge in Tesco stores in England, Wales and Scotland will be used to pay for a large number of local projects to improve green spaces in communities. Projects that will get the green light as a result of the funding will include building new pocket parks, sports facilities, …
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Edinburgh & Lothians Health Foundation 2016/17 Grants Programme
The Edinburgh & Lothians Health Foundation (ELHF) is launching its 2016/17 General Grants Programme, designed to create “healthier, longer lives for the people of Scotland.” The Foundation’s Trustees are inviting proposals for projects which will improve the health of local people and particularly encourage applications for projects that demonstrate partnership working. Applications should be submitted …
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Fair Food Transformation Fund
The Scottish Government is inviting applications for the Fair Food Transformation Fund from Monday 27 June 2016 until Monday 18 July 2016. The Fund is part of the £1 million-a-year Fair Food Fund, which supports dignified responses to food poverty. Fund Purpose and Principles The Fair Food Transformation Fund aims to help Scotland become a ‘Good Food …