The Community Food Initiative has a bi-annual food grant scheme available to community projects/organisations in Newcastle to improve access to healthy food in local communities and/or support local people to have a healthy, varied and balanced diet. Addressing barriers to healthy eating, such as affordability or availability, the possible negative impact of culture and lack of food skills.

Grants of up to £1500 are available

The grants can be used to purchase equipment to get started from growing through to food preparation e.g. forks for digging to forks for eating.

Types of activities that would address the barriers to healthy eating:

• Cookery or food preparation skills workshops

• Increasing the availability of affordable healthy foods or meals

• Building the skills of staff and/or volunteers to prepare healthy food or meals

• Building the skills of staff and/or volunteers to provide healthy eating activities e.g. cookery workshops

• Increasing the affordability or availability of healthy foods by growing fruit and vegetables

The closing date is Friday 4th November 2011.

For an application form click here.

Please read the guidelines before applying.

The next round will be April 2012.