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ASDA Foundation: Feeding Communities Grant

Archived Age Aged 26 - 59 years Aged 60+ Children (0-12) Communities Community and neighbourhood development Community development COVID-19/Coronavirus Family and parenting Poverty and deprivation Social inclusion Social welfare and poverty Young people (13-25) Antrim & Newtownabbey Ards & North Down Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon Belfast City Causeway Coast and Glens Derry City and Strabane England Fermanagh and Omagh Great Britain Lisburn and Castlereagh Mid and East Antrim Mid Ulster Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland Scotland Wales Micro (up to £1,000)

Overview

Key Facts

  • Maximum £1,000 per grant.
  • Per meal maximum cost £4.00 (can be lower than this)
  • They will not contribute towards meals which cost more than £4.
  • No quotes needed • All requests must include a bank statement as proof of payee name
  • They will fund groups who have already received funding from Asda Foundation in 2020
  • All groups must be not for profit, they do not fund groups who deliver a service to make a profit.

See the full guidelines here

What can be funded?

  • Food parcel for a family/individual
  • Christmas Hamper (food only)
  • School Holiday Clubs (food only)
  • Soup kitchen/homeless centre (food only)
  • Christmas meal deliver or collection
  • Local Community Centre providing meal deliveries

Further criteria guidance

  • A food parcel/hamper can be worth more than £4 and provide multiple meals. Eg. 20 hampers provided, each hamper is worth £28, which provides 7 meals for one person (£4 per meal). Total applied for £28 x 20 = £560. The grant will provide 20 x7 = 140 meals. Please show your workings as above in Section 3 of the application form.
  • A food parcel/hamper may be for an individual or more than one person (family). Please ensure you are clear on the application form how many meals are being provided. Eg. 18 hampers provided. A family hamper is worth £45, which provides 5 meals for 3 people (£3 per meal, per person). Total applied for £45x18 = £810. The grant will provide (5x3) = 15 meals x 18 hampers = 270 meals. Please show your workings as above in Section 3 of the application form.
  • If hampers are including items other than food, only food can be funded through this grant.
  • One grant can provide different sizes of parcels/hampers. Please be clear on the application form. Please show your workings as above in Section 3 of the application form.
  • They will not process applications which do not state how many meals are being provided.

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for a grant, your group must be one of the following:

  • A Charity
  • A Not for Profit Company
  • A Community Interest Company (CIC)
  • An Unincorporated Club or Association

And

You must be able to:

  • Provide a clear rationale for how the grant funding will be used
  • Provide a bank statement or deposit slip showing your payee name – they do not fund individuals
  • Provide at least one accepted document from a prescribed list