Food Poverty Fund 2022-2023 (UK)

Deadline: 31-Mar-23

The Neath Port Talbot Council is seeking applications for its Food Poverty Fund.

Two Welsh Government funds, the Household Support Fund and the Direct Food Support Award, have been allocated, via the Welsh Local Government Association, to all Local Authorities in Wales. These funds are offered and administered by Neath Port Talbot Council as food poverty funding.

Funds are distributed, via an application process, in order to assist those in their communities who are vulnerable and struggling with food poverty and insecurity.  Applications are considered by a Fund Assessment Panel.

Funding Information

• Organisations can apply for funding up to £7,000 (inclusive of capital if relevant);
• Larger amounts may be available where multiple organisations are looking to work together across different sectors or Local Authorities in order to develop and strengthen food partnerships with a view to creating sustainable food schemes that help tackle food insecurity.

Funding Criteria

• Supporting organisations to meet the needs of an increased number of people and customers facing food poverty and to support activities that focus on addressing the root causes of food poverty.
• Examples of eligible spend includes but are not limited to:
  • Purchasing additional supplies of food and essential goods;
  • Fare share membership fees;
  • Community growing cooking projects where the aim is to tackle food poverty and insecurity;
  • Additional costs incurred as a result of increased demand;
  • Costs incurred as a result of additional outreach work required, especially to reach the most vulnerable;
  • Training for volunteers;
  • Support for organisations that are experiencing difficulties in operating effectively. This may relate to, for example but not limited to, some overhead costs, volunteer expenses or support to meet additional costs incurred as a result of increased demand such as those relating to additional deliveries.
  • Start-up costs for developing services around community food provision, such as
    • Social supermarkets;
    • Community cafes;
    • Lunch clubs;
    • Advice services and hubs built around community; food provision andor signposting to agencies that can help with issues leading to food poverty;
    • Food partnerships, with a view to creating local food schemes that help tackle food insecurity.
• This fund is predominantly revenue based. There is, however, a very limited amount, up to £500, per application, available for capital spend on items such as, but not limited to, fridges, freezers and cooking equipment.
• Ineligible spend: this grant is unable to cover an organisation’s annual running costs and costs associated with its normal everyday business aims and objectives (for example staff costs, utility bills, insurance costs)

Eligibility Criteria

• All voluntary community organisations that are constituted with a bank account in the name of that organisation (requiring at least two authorized signatures to access funds);
• Local charities and not for private profit organisations can apply;
• The Fund will not support statutory activity that should be financed by statutory agencies. Non-statutory activity, based on the prevention or alleviation of food poverty, however, is eligible for funding;
• Grants will not be awarded to private individuals;
• Schools will be eligible to apply for activities supporting the prevention or alleviation of food poverty.

For more information, visit Neath Port Talbot Council.

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