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Funding

CFHS funding opportunities

We normally distribute around £80,000 each year through our annual development fund which usually runs in the summer. Funding has also been available through our capacity building fund and other smaller funding opportunities.

Our plan for 2019/20

It has been decided not to run our development fund in 2019.

Our thanks go to all those community initiatives who have achieved so much with so little over the years. We intend exploring the impact and influence these small amounts of funding have had and will no doubt be in touch with a number of past recipients

News and updates

Community and Third Sector Recovery Programme

Posted: September 18, 2020

The Community and Third Sector Recovery Programme is a £25m Scottish Government funded programme aiming to support charities, community groups, social enterprises and voluntary organisations ...

CFHS development fund

Posted: May 17, 2019

It has been decided not to run our development fund in 2019. Our thanks go to all those community initiatives who have achieved so much with ...

Guest blog: Sue O’Neill-Berest from Cyrenians on food insecurity, cooking and using CFHS development funding to run sessions for young mums

Posted: June 21, 2018

Something to eat, someone to eat with The Food and Agricultural organisation of the United Nations has suggested that 8.4 million live in food insecure households ...

Capacity building fund 2016/17 – feedback from funding recipients

Posted: February 14, 2018

About the Capacity Building Fund Community Food and Health (Scotland) launched the Capacity Building Fund in 2015. The purpose of the Fund was to provide small amounts ...

CFHS development funding awarded to 42 community initiatives

Posted: October 24, 2017

Forty-two voluntary and community groups have this week been allocated funding by CFHS to promote and deliver healthy eating initiatives. Food and diet play a major role ...

CFHS development fund recipients 2016

Posted: March 2, 2017

In total, 38 voluntary and community groups have been allocated development funding by Community Food and Health Scotland, allowing them to promote and deliver healthy ...

What did groups awarded Capacity Building Funding in 2015 do with their funding?

Posted: July 18, 2016

This short report outlines the activities undertaken by applicants to the CFHS capacity building fund in 2015.

CFHS Development fund is closing soon

Posted: June 9, 2016

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 ...

CFHS Capacity building fund (up to £500) open

Posted: June 6, 2016

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 ...

CFHS capacity building fund – deadline extended

Posted: September 30, 2015

The deadline for applying to our Capacity Building Fund has been extended to Monday 15 February. Groups running community food and health activities can apply ...

- Our Work

CFHS Blog

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Publications
- The contribution of community food initiatives to national food and health programmes (2013)
  This CFHS fact sheet provides an overview of the work undertaken by initiatives funded by CFHS in 2013 to build on their current work with one ...
- The contribution of community food initiatives to national food and health programmes
  In 2012, Community Food and Health (Scotland) provided funding totalling £15,000 for six community food initiatives to build on their current work with one or ...
- Local food micro funding
  CFHS fact sheet that summarises the feedback obtained from six community food initiatives funded by CFHS to buy and sell or use more locally-grown fruit and ...
- Impact of ‘winter promotion’ funding, 2013
  CFHS fact sheet that summarises the feedback obtained from community food retailers funded by CFHS to run promotional activities in winter 2013.
- Micro funding for work around older people, health and wellbeing
  A report on the work undertaken by micro funding recipients and findings from a learning event.
- Feedback – the value of CFHS ‘January Promotion’ funding for community food retailers
  CFHS fact sheet that summarises the feedback obtained from 12 of the 15 community food retailers funded by CFHS to run promotional activities in January ...
- Evaluation – CFHS ‘summer promotion’ funding for community food retailers, 2011
  This report summarises feedback from organisations awarded funding from CFHS through a funding scheme run in summer 2011.
- What is the impact of the CFHS small grants scheme?
  Demonstrates the reach and impact of the scheme over a three year period.
- The impact of investing small amounts of funding in community food and health organisations
  A fact sheet that highlights the results of providing community food retailers with small amounts of funding to promote their activities and increase fruit and ...
- Report on research to establish the impact of the CFHS 2008 small grants scheme
  In Spring 2010 CFHS commissioned external research to explore the impact of small grants of 2008. In 2008, 58 organisations received funding between £150 and ...