Deadline: 14-Apr-21
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is seeking proposals from organisations and economic operators involved in food waste reduction on initiatives aimed at reducing food waste generated by food businesses, retailers/wholesalers or suppliers in rural areas.
These initiatives should be underpinned with the overall objective of energising the rural economy by encouraging innovative job creation and sustainable enterprise development.
Elements
Whilst there is not a definitive list of projects, it is envisaged that one or more of the following elements will be included in the proposal:
- Establish and develop links with food businesses, retailer/wholesalers and/or suppliers with food waste reduction opportunities in rural areas;
- Development of a best practice model for food waste reduction which support new individuals or organisations looking to reduce food waste or support existing individuals or organisations already involved in food waste reduction;
- Initiatives that are open and visible to the public and will thus raise awareness and promote food waste reduction to a wider audience in rural areas;
- Proposals which have the potential to be scaled-up, have a national reach/benefit and that will be self-sustaining;
- Projects that link with and have synergies with national policy/strategy on food waste reduction;
- Allow eligible existing food waste reduction projects to continue, to maximise their potential and/or expand
- Assist rural communities who have already taken verifiable steps to establish food waste reduction schemes to progress to opening stage.
Funding Information
- The maximum amount that will be paid to any project is €60,000.
Eligibility Criteria
This Call for Proposals is open to food waste reduction initiatives which fulfil the following criteria:
- Are situated in rural areas outside the administrative boundaries of Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford;
- Are up and running and currently operating or have taken steps to be operational in 2021 and is or will be active in rural communities;
- Can demonstrate that their proposal is, or can be, sufficiently advanced to allow final payment to be correctly made by the Department by end November 2021 at the latest;
- Can demonstrate the funding is for current expenditure (i.e. is not for capital expenditure);
- Can demonstrate the organisations economic and financial standing to prove that the organisation is financially sound. Applicants must declare in the submission that they can provide evidence supporting their financial standing (i.e. a copy of the organisations audited accounts for the last 3-years);
- Can demonstrate the organisation’s or project team’s technical and professional ability to deliver the proposed initiative. Applicants must declare in the submission that they can provide evidence supporting their technical and professional ability (i.e. a copy of academic/professional qualifications and / or evidence of experience for the last 3 years in delivering relevant projects);
- Can demonstrate that the organisation is tax compliant;
- Meet the objectives.
For more information, visit Call for Proposals.