*** For micro-to-small-sized operations ***
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Overview
The aim of the grant is to provide vital financial support to small not-for-profit (NFP) organisations who can redistribute surplus food from the likes of retailers, wholesalers, and food manufacturers, to people in need or those considered vulnerable.
This £1 million grant scheme is open to micro-to-small sized NFP operations that currently operate food redistribution activity. Eligible applicants may apply for grants of between £5,000 and £10,000. The grant may be used to fund the eligible capital and revenue costs.
The grant can provide funding support to help deal with any increased demand and capacity issues, additional resource, or costs for transporting the surplus food from the food business to a charity or end beneficiary. We are unable to fund the likes of kitchens facilities for meal preparations, cooking, or onward giving of food through the likes of community stores, breakfast clubs, and soup kitchens.
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Who can apply?
The scheme is open to new eligible applicants to the Resource Action Fund (RAF). Grant recipients already in receipt of a grant funding under RAF are not eligible to apply. This grant is aimed at micro to small food redistribution operations, who must be a legally registered NFP entity that is currently operating a food redistribution operation in England. Please note we are unable to accept applications from the following:
- Individuals;
- Unregistered organisations;
- New start-up enterprises;
- Entities not currently carrying out food redistribution activity;
- Medium to large enterprises;
- Entities that are not considered not-for-profit; or
- Grant recipients already in receipt of RAF funding support.
Find out more and apply
We ask for your email address so that we can update you if any changes are made to the process after you have expressed an interest. Your details will be stored securely and deleted in line with WRAP’s privacy policy. We will not use your contact details for any other purpose. If you have any questions about this grant, you can contact us by email.
Please note: Grants are being awarded on 'first come, first served' basis. The deadline of 4 June is for guidance and we reserve the right to close the fund early should we fully allocate the budget. We will update this page and inform all applicants via email should this be the case.
