Funding for Local Food in the Community
Funding for Local Food in the Community projects (lottery funded)
Under the Local Food Programme a total of £50 million is available over the next five years to support a range of organisations such as voluntary and community groups, health agencies including hospitals and PCTs , schools, social enterprises, Parish and Town Councils etc., to carry out a variety of food related projects to make locally grown food more accessible and affordable to local communities.
Grants are currently available through two funding streams:
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The small grants scheme which makes grants of between £2,000 and £10,000;
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The main grants programme which makes grants of between £10,001 and £300,000
The type of projects supported could include activities such as growing, processing, marketing and distributing local food; composting and raising awareness of the benefits of such activities. Applications to the Small and Main grants programmes can be submitted at any time.
For more information, go to: http://www.localfoodgrants.org/index.php/grants
last updated on 9th December 2008