Finding funding for community food and physical initiatives and being involved in making them work is a rewarding process and as with all rewarding processes some hard work is needed initially.

For more information visit the Funding Section of the website. This section gives information about funding sources, it will be reviewed regularly to ensure it remains up to date. The information provided includes contact details, what is funded, who is funded and how much can be applied for.

The SAUCE toolkit has been produced by Sustain and is the online social enterprise toolkit for community food projects
Social enterprises are projects or businesses with social objectives, they charge for a service and use the profit for community good or to re-invest into the service. Social enterprise offers community food projects the potential to achieve a level of financial sustainability.
To use the toolkit click on Sauce Toolkit.

The Wales Council for Voluntary Action produce several information sheets about funding:

Applying for Funding gives a proposed structure for a funding application, for use when trusts or foundations do not provide forms or guidance. This Information sheet also gives tips on how to identify funding.

Filling in application forms - twelve handy hints has been put together by applicants themselves during a series of training courses on filling in application forms.

For more information telephone 0800 2888 329 or email [email protected].

Last updated: 15/01/2008