Grants are available for schools, registered charities and not-for-profit organisations across the UK supporting children and young people to improve access to fruits and vegetables.
Tesco Fruit and Veg Grants are a new programme, administered by the community charity Groundwork in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and working with Greenspace Scotland to support successful projects in Scotland.
Objectives of Fund
The focus of the fund is getting schools who lack funds and resources to apply for extra financial help they might need to provide healthy food and activities that boost young people’s mental and physical wellbeing.
Priority is given to projects working in schools and organisations nominated by Tesco staff.
Value Notes
Customers in Tesco stores throughout the UK vote on which of three local projects they wish to support.
The customer vote determines the amount of money a project receives:
- Grants of up to £1,500 for the project with the most votes.
- Grants of up to £1,000 for the second most votes.
- Grants of up to £500 for the third most votes.
Projects will be shortlisted every four months.
Who Can Apply
The scheme is open to:
- Schools
- PTAs
- Voluntary and community organisations
- Registered charities
- Health bodies
- Parish/town councils
- Social enterprises
- Community Interest Companies (CICs must have been running for a minimum of two years and must be limited by guarantee).
- Community councils
- Local authorities
- Housing organisations
Eligible Expenditure
Applications are open to all local good causes that support children and young people, with a particular focus on projects that incorporate provision of healthy food including fruit and veg, such as breakfast clubs, providing holiday club lunches or healthy snacks.
Examples include:
- Breakfast/after-school clubs that provide fruit and veg for pupils
- Sports clubs that provide healthy food as part of the project or at half time
- Growing initiatives to grow fruit and veg or cooking classes using the food to learn
- Holiday clubs that provide healthy meals and snacks
- Projects providing SEND provision with healthy snacks/meals
- Youth clubs that provide a healthy meal/snack
- Addressing holiday hunger amongst children outside of school time
- Healthy eating projects that support families to cook healthy meals on a budget
- Foodbanks to provide food support to families
How To Apply
There are no deadlines. This is a rolling programme, and applications can be made at any time.
Please note it can take between 12 to 18 months for groups to hear whether their project has been shortlisted to go to the public vote.
Every four months successful shortlisted applications are put into a customer vote in Tesco stores across the UK.
Contact Groundwork Tesco Programme Team for further information.