Food Scheme Grant

Food Scheme Grant

Food Schemes Grant Guidelines

Cyngor Gwynedd has received a revenue grant to support community food and feeding schemes.

The grants aim to support food and feeding schemes to support an increasing number of people experiencing food poverty.

 

What?

We invite applications for grant funding towards schemes that achieve one or more of the following

- Support Food Banks

- Support Feeding Schemes for vulnerable people (hot meals, meals on wheels, eating clubs, supper clubs)

- Support Food Parcels / Food Package Community schemes to support vulnerable people.

 

Eligible items of expenditure may include the following (but this is not an exhaustive list): -

- Capital - Purchase equipment for preparing, storing and distributing food

- Capital - Purchase equipment to support initiatives that develop local food growing and distribution initiatives.

- Capital - IT tools to facilitate agency referral systems and user contact.

- Revenue - Running costs of community cafes, lunch / supper clubs, feeding schemes.

- Revenue - Management, coordination and running costs

- Revenue - Training costs for volunteers

- Revenue - Contribution towards helping co-locate food enterprises with other support services / community hubs

 

How much?

Maximum grant available;

- Capital - Up to £5,000

- Revenue - Up to £2,000

 

Who?

Applications are invited from community groups, charities, community and town councils, and voluntary organisations.

 

The fund will not be open to applicants that have already been successful within the 2024 - 2025 financial year.

 

How to apply?

Applicants must submit their application form along with all necessary information to cistgwynedd@gwynedd.llyw.cymru, by the Closing Date: 29th November, 2024.

 

Application Form- Food Projects 

 

Community support officers are available to provide you with guidance. The details of these area officers are below:

 

Bro Peris & Bro Lleu/Nantlle Area

markgahan@gwynedd.llyw.cymru Phone Number: 07901 893006

 

Caernarfon, Bangor & Bro Ogwen Area

dafyddeinionjones@gwynedd.llyw.cymru  Phone Number: 01248 605276

 

Pwllheli & Penllŷn Area

alyslloydjones@gwynedd.llyw.cymru  Phone Number: 01758 704120

 

Dysynni, Ardudwy & Dolgellau Area 

Elinwiliam@gwynedd.llyw.cymru Phone Number: 01341 424495

 

Ffestiniog, Porthmadog & Penrhyndeudraeth Area

elinvaughanpritchard@gwynedd.llyw.cymru Phone Number: 07919 024025

 

Bala Penllyn, Rhydymain & Dinas Mawddwy

HuwAnturEdwards@gwynedd.llyw.cymru Phone Number: 07929 512741.

 

For more information contact Cist Gwynedd Officer:

CistGwynedd@gwynedd.llyw.cymru Phone Number: 01286 679870.