Deadline: 10-Jul-20
The Soil Association has announced the Food for Life Get Togethers Small Grant to harness the power of good food to connect and bring together people of all ages and from different backgrounds.
They invite applications that bring people of different backgrounds and/or ages together to strengthen and connect communities through one or more of food growing, cooking and food sharing.
Focus Areas
- Food activity that has potential to be long term and become a normal or regular thing your community does;
- Activity that brings people, households, streets, neighbourhoods & communities together through food;
- Food activity which includes people and groups from disadvantaged and diverse communities;
- Food activity which tackles or reduces experience of loneliness or social isolation for younger and older people in your community;
- Food activity which encourages people to have a more positive attitude to ageing and/or people from diverse backgrounds;
- Food based activity that is created together with the people and communities who will benefit.
Funding Information
They are offering small grants of £150 to enable you to host a good food Get Together in your community.
The money can either be used for activity costs (for example, seeds, transport, technology, food etc.) or equipment (for example, induction hobs, fridges, durable gardening tools, etc.).
Eligibility Criteria
- The grant is open to not-for-profit groups and settings including, but not limited to; local community groups, nurseries, schools, care homes, community health and social care settings, housing associations, charities. Community groups must have a bank account in the group’s name.
- Food for Life Get Togethers should be representative of diverse communities, so you will need to consider this when planning your activity or gathering and when applying for the grant.
For more information, visit https://www.foodforlife.org.uk/get-togethers/get-involved/small-grants