Grants for Growing Food Locally
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Local Food is a grant scheme that runs in England until March 2014. The scheme has £50 million available for applicants. The scheme’s purpose is to encourage communities to grow food. Such food will therefore be accessible and affordable. But there are also other aims: by giving people access to fresh food, nutrition will improve; the gardeners involved with growing the food will become fitter and healthier; a Local Food project is a shared social enterprise that will give communities a greater sense of identity; the environment will benefit from local food distribution and the use of composting.
The Five Themes
These aims are very clear. The Local Food scheme also has five themes:- To promote an awareness of the connection between a healthy life and food
- To foster chances for learning new skills
- To boost the local economy and develop social enterprises that grow, process and market food
- To teach people about food, and to enjoy the cultural variety of food
- To show people how to manage land in a sustainable way by growing food
Source
The source of the £50 million pot of money is Changing Spaces. This is part of the Big Lottery Fund. The goal of Changing Spaces is to encourage communities to enhance their surroundings and take greater pleasure in them. Local Food is an important part of this goal.Scheme Management
Applicants for grants can contact the Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts (RSWT) in the first instance. But although RSWT manages the scheme, there are 15 other bodies that provide help. These include Garden Organic, the Soil Association, FareShare and the Black Environment Network.Funding
Funding falls into two categories: small grants and main grants.Small grants are from £2,000 to £10,000. Main grants are from £10,001 to £300,000.
Small Grants
For a small grant, an applicant doesn’t need to offer any other form of funding to meet a project’s cost. Applicants should note, however, that at least 20% of the grant must go towards revenue; the rest can go towards capital costs.Small Grants Criteria
Successful projects must meet one or more of the Local Food themes; they must be good value; and the applicants must have a sound method in place for managing the budget.Projects must also have a good level of sustainability, and show effective working between partners. Above all, the community must be part of the project and must benefit from it.
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