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Funding of £2,500,000 to £7,000,000 to fund projects that strengthen our food system and reduce food insecurity for people and communities.
Who it is for
You must apply as part of a partnership. All organisations in your partnership must be a
- registered charity
- company limited by guarantee (with a not-for-profit clause or registered as a charity)
- community interest company (CIC)
- charitable incorporated organisation (CIO)
- Scottish charitable incorporated organisation (SCIO)
- community benefit society
- co-operative society (with a not-for-profit clause and registered with the Financial Conduct Authority)
- public body (such as a local authority, town, parish or community council)
- school, college or university – as long as the project benefits the wider local community
Who cannot apply
- individuals or sole traders
- organisations based outside the UK
- companies that pay profits to directors, shareholders or members (rather than reinvesting them for charitable purposes). This includes companies limited by shares
- organisations that apply to more than one of our funds for the same project at the same time
- organisations applying on behalf of someone else – unless you’re applying together as a partnership
Support you can get
You can apply for funding to cover things like
- staff costs, including sessional workers
- costs that help you support communities and smaller partner organisations
- anything that supports effective partnership working – like costs for partnership meetings, administration and management
- organisational development such as staff training, improving governance, upgrading IT or sharing learning
- transport
- utilities and running costs
- volunteer expenses
- learning and evaluation
- equipment
- translation or interpretation costs, for example to deliver your project in Welsh
- contributions to overheads – though these should be proportionate to your project request. Learn more about full cost recovery
- some capital costs
Support organisers
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Next Steps
on the National Lottery Community Fund website
Published
05 February 2026
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