In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Asda Foundation has created the Feeding Communities Grant Scheme to provide meals for those in need in the run up to Christmas. Charities, community interest companies, unincorporated clubs or associations, and other not-for-profit organisations across the UK can apply for grants of up to £1,000 to provide meals costing £4 or less for individuals, families, and children’s healthy holiday clubs. Funding could be used to provide food parcels, Christmas meal delivery or collection, and Christmas hampers, or provide support for soup kitchens/homeless centres, and local community centres providing meal deliveries. Applications should be made through each local Asda store’s Community Champion whose role is to support projects. The deadline for applications is the 6th December 2020.

https://www.asdafoundation.org/how-to-apply

Funding to Tackle Food Poverty Locally in the UK

The deadline for applications is 13 November 2020

https://www.ukcommunityfoundations.org/our-programmes/coopfunding

A £1.5 million fund has opened for applications from local charities and community organisations across the UK that are working to support vulnerable communities affected by food poverty and connect them with the support they need.

The funding is for sustainable food poverty programmes which address any of the following issues:

• Redistributing surplus food to the people who need it most in local communities.
• Providing easy access to nutritious food and balanced meals for customers with a limited budget.
• Educating and upskilling customers on low cost meal solutions, limiting food waste and shopping smartly.
• Supporting future generations by prioritising the wellbeing of children and young people struggling with food insecurity.
• Food programmes for vulnerable communities, delivered in those communities.

The types of programmes that can be supported include

• Foodbanks.
• Programmes that tackle food waste.
• Programmes that encourage healthy eating.
• Holiday hunger schemes.

The grant amount that organisations can apply for depends on the local area where the applicant organisation operates but most grants will be in the £2,000 to £10,000 range.

Larger grants may be made available for organisations that are covering a larger geographic area or are leading on a coordinated partnership response.

For the next round of the Brighton and Hove Legacy Fund, Sussex Community Foundation are particularly keen to receive applications from smaller groups who might not have benefitted from a grant previously.

Deadline: Friday 10th January 2020 (Decisions in Spring 2020)

About the Brighton & Hove Legacy Fund

B&H Legacy Fund – Children & Young People makes grants to not-for-profit organisations which support the educational and personal development of children and young people of Brighton & Hove.

Grants of up to £5,000 are available.

Applications should be made on the standard Sussex Community Foundation application form.

Beneficiary age range – up to 25 years

Grants are to support community and voluntary organisations that deliver one or more of the following outcomes:

• Support children and young people to improve their educational attainment
• Support young people to maximise their employability including developing entrepreneurship
• Encourage participation by children and young people in positive activities that support physical and emotional health, social, learning or personal development
• Support young people to volunteer & engage in community and social action
• Support for children and young people who face barriers to achieving their full potential

Brighton & Hove Council have extended the deadline for the third and final round of their Resilience Fund and Engagement Fund grant programmes for 2019-20. The deadline will now be Friday 25th October.

The council’s free funding search service to community and voluntary organisations will be hosted at Community Base on the following dates:

• Friday 17 May
• Thursday 20 June
• Tuesday 23 July
• August TBC
• Tuesday 10 September

Appointments take approximately one hour and are available on the above dates between 10am and 2pm

Grantfinder is a comprehensive internet-hosted database that contains UK and EU funding initiatives including Government funding streams and Charitable Trusts.

To achieve the most beneficial results from the search, a clear idea of your funding requirements should be identified before attending. You should be actively looking for funding and be planning to make an application shortly afterwards.

You will be need to provide feedback on how the search has helped progress your fundraising.

To make an appointment please contact Donna Edmead by emailing communitiesteam@brighton-hove.gov.uk or call her on 01273 291112