Examples of what we fund

You can apply for funding grants of up to £10,000. Funding is only guaranteed for 12 months.

The grant can fund the whole of your project or be used in combination with other funding streams. Please make it clear in your bid if you are combining this funding with other sources and state what those other sources are.

The grant can cover short-term running and delivery costs such as: 

• training
• resources
• venue hire
• crèche
• staffing or volunteering costs
• transport
• purchasing of equipment
• facilitative costs (for example, overheads and cost of produce)

What we do not fund

• individuals
• general appeals
• the direct replacement of statutory funding
• political groups or activities promoting political beliefs
• religious groups promoting religious beliefs
• projects with no community element
• medical research, equipment, or treatment
• projects that take place before an application can be processed
• activities that raise funds for other organisations
• fundraiser’s salaries

You might find our list of examples helpful of the types of projects that could be funded, provided that the key outcomes, criteria and requirements of this grant are met.

Community Centres, Cafés and Hubs, Village Halls, YMCA

Eat Well Spend Less is a six-week basic cookery, nutrition, and budget management course. To learn more about these courses visit the Trussell Trust website

Food For Life run train the trainer courses that support group leaders and health professionals to pass on healthy cooking techniques and skills. View this Food for Life flyer to read about their courses.

Community Cafés are a great way of connecting with the community and developing skills and experience through engaging with people in kitchen and café activities. Visit the Community and Food Health website to view a range of stories from community cafés in Scotland.

Community Fridges

Square Food Foundation run sociable cooking groups for all ages. Visit their Community Cooking webpage to read about these different groups. 

Food Cycle’s vision is to make food poverty, loneliness, and food waste a thing of the past for every community. Watch the Food Cycle video below or visit the Food Cycle website to learn more about their work and their impact.

Primary and Secondary Schools

Cook School’s mission is to help children to understand food, teach children how to cook basic, healthy meals and give them the skills and the confidence to repeat cook at home for their family and friends. Visit the Cook School website to learn more about their courses.

Square Food run great courses on how they train teachers to teach cookery. Visit their Staff Training webpage to view more information. 

Supporting Homelessness

The Café From Crisis website shares information about how they provide food and catering training opportunities for people experiencing homelessness.

Older Adults

Visit the Age UK Healthy Eating webpage to learn about food and nutrition projects for older people. One example is the Kitchen Kings project which is aimed at helping older men to prepare and cook wholesome food.