Community Food and Health (Scotland) Small Grants Scheme
Debbie Barnes
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Funding for projects working in low-income communities
Funding The grants on offer are between £500 and £3,000.
Funder Community Food and Health (Scotland) is a project managed by the Scottish Consumer Council and funded by the Scottish Executive. Its annual small grants scheme is aimed at groups and agencies that wish to improve access to and take-up of a healthy diet.
Aim Grants will only be given to projects working in low-income communities in Scotland. Successful applicants must also tackle one or more of the barriers to healthy eating that were set out in 1996's Eating for Health: A Diet Action Plan for Scotland: availability, such as the lack of fruit and vegetables at a reasonable quality and cost; affordability, including the costs of getting to shops and the shopping itself; the lack of skills and confidence necessary to cook and shop for healthy meals; and culture, such as long-established bad dietary habits. However, grants will not be given to individuals or private enterprises.
Who can apply? Applications are welcome from those working in low-income communities. Of particular interest are initiatives that are linked to, or working in partnership with, other agencies or those that are part of a local plan or strategy.
Deadline The small grant scheme opens in the spring and closes in the early summer.
Contact
Telephone : 0141 414 2890
Email : nhs.HealthScotland-CFHS@nhs.net