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13th August 2021Food for Life Get Togethers – Small Grants
Description
Small grants are available to not-for-profit organisations in the UK for community events and gatherings that enable people of different generations to get together through good food.
Current Status: Open for Applications
Maximum value: £ 150
Objectives of Fund
The Food for Life Get Togethers Small Grants scheme is provided with funding by the National Lottery Community Fund and administered by the Soil Association.
The funding is intended for gatherings and events that connect different age groups together and are representative of diverse communities.
Value Notes
Grants of £150 are available.
Who Can Apply
The fund is open to not-for-profit groups and settings.
Community groups must have a bank account in the group’s name.
Restrictions
The following will not be considered for funding:
- Retrospective costs.
- Applications where there is no organisational or community group bank account to transfer the grant into.
- Applications promoting any corporate organisation, political activities or promoting any religious beliefs. However, projects led by religious organisations will be considered if they are for the good of the whole community.
Eligible Expenditure
The funding is intended to help groups host a good food Get Together in their community that brings people of different backgrounds and/or ages together to strengthen and connect communities through one or more of food growing, cooking and food sharing.
Projects must:
- Take place within Cook and Share month (16 October to 16 November 2021).
- Have potential to be long term.
- Be community led.
- Include people from disadvantaged and diverse communities.
- Bring people together.
- Reduce experience of loneliness or social isolation.
- Encourage a positive attitude to ageing and diversity.
Activities can take place virtually or in person.
Grants can cover food, tools and materials.
How To Apply
The deadline for applications is 8 September 2021 (5pm).
Small Grants | Food for Life Get Togethers (fflgettogethers.org)