Deadline: 9-Jun-23
Somerset Community Foundation is seeking applications for the Growing and Cooking Grants to support community-led food projects that make healthier food accessible for everyone.
It is a partnership between the Council and Somerset Community Foundation, assisted by the Somerset Council Healthy Lifestyles Team and Somerset Community Food.
Growing and Cooking Grants will support projects that involve:
- teaching and supporting people in your community how to shop and cook healthier
- serving balanced and nutritious communal meals
- growing food as a community effort
- educating local people about healthy food and nutrition
- using food, cooking and growing projects to help connect local people to each other
- building networks of community-led food projects.
Funding Information
- Groups can usually apply for a grant of between £500 and £5,000, which would need to be spent within 12 months.
- They can consider requests up to £10,000 to be spent over 24 months. If you would like to apply for more than £5,000 then please contact them.
- They expect most grants to be around £3,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- You can only apply if you work or volunteer for a group that:
- is based in Somerset (but not BANES or North Somerset)
- is run by a committee or board of at least 3 unrelated people
- has a governing document or set of rules
- has an appropriate level of free reserves. If this is more than 12 months running costs, then you should have a policy explaining why
- has a safeguarding policy (see our safeguarding policy expectations here)
- has a bank account in its name, which requires two unrelated signatories.
- They welcome applications from groups that exist to promote community engagement and inclusion. They can award money to groups that are not registered charities, but the purpose of the funding must be charitable. This means they can give a grant to:
- community groups
- registered charities
- community amateur sports clubs
- community interest companies (CIC) limited by guarantee that have a clear asset lock benefitting local communities
- companies limited by guarantee that are not-for-profit with all surpluses re-invested back into the organisation
- faith organisations, where there is no promotion of religion
- community benefit societies
- local statutory organisations, like parish councils or schools.
For more information, visit Somerset Community Foundation.