Deadline: 28-Jun-23
Vale of White Horse District Council has launched the Food Network Grant Scheme.
The Food Network Grant Scheme offers support to local food network partners to enable continued and vital food support for the residents.
Funding Information
- £2,500 to assist with the purchase of food, fuel and other essential supplies.
Eligible Funding
- Capital expenses
- Purchase of food supplies and essential supplies such as household cleaning products, toiletries, consumables either for distribution to residents or for use by the organisation to ensure the safe provision of goods to residents.
- Purchase of additional equipment to store and supply food
- Revenue
- Energy bills at the premises of the food larder/bank
- Travel costs for distributing food supplies
- Please note they can also fund eligible retrospective costs from December 2022 onwards
Ineligible Funding
- Provision of food not through a food bank or larder or community fridge
- Statutory activities/requirements that either the council or another public-sector organisation is responsible for delivering
- Lost income
- Projects that specifically benefit private businesses
- Political activities, lobbying or campaigning
- Loan payments
- Revenue costs such as lease of property, equipment or salary costs (excluding energy bills)
- Travel and subsistence costs for staff/volunteers
- Insurance, vehicle or building repairs and maintenance
Eligibility Criteria
- Constituted and not for profit community and voluntary organisations, community interest companies or non-profit organisations who are based in the district and assist residents with food support in the district.
- Food banks
- Community fridges
- Food larders
- Food organisations who redistribute surplus food across South and Vale
Ineligibility Criteria
- Individuals
- Profit-based businesses (private businesses)
- Political parties and lobbying groups
- Religious bodies where the monies will be used for religious purposes or religious buildings
- Town and Parish Councils
- Community groups not formally constituted
- Groups who are not food banks, larders or networks.
- Groups whose main aim and purpose is not the provision of food for residents in financial need
- Groups who do not support residents in the district.
- These lists are not exhaustive, and the council’s decision is final.
For more information, visit Vale of White Horse District Council.