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Food support grant

Increasing access and improving supply of healthy food for our communities.

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About this grant

This funding supports projects and programs that improve access to affordable and healthy food for our diverse communities.

We provide support for food support projects under 2 tiers:

Tier 1 – Small scale projects
Tier 2 – Large scale projects

Before applying for tier 2, contact our grants team to discuss your proposal on 02 9265 9333 or email [email protected].

Funding priorities

Our funding will prioritise projects that:

increase access to affordable, healthy, safe and culturally-appropriate food
increase community skills in sourcing and preparing healthy food
improve supply, storage and delivery of healthy food for our diverse communities
increase resourcing of essential food support services for our diverse communities
increase access to affordable internet and data to support community access to food support services.

Tier 1: small scale projects

Proposals are assessed against:
- evidence of the need for the project or program and proposed outcomes
- capacity and experience of the applicant to deliver the project or program
- demonstrated connection and benefit to the local area and communities
- how the project or program delivers against the funding priorities
- evidence of the project or program having direct engagement with our diverse communities, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people experiencing or at risk of homelessness, young people, older people, people with disability, international students, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, women, LGBTIQA+ communities and low income earners.

Tier 2: large scale projects

Proposals are assessed against:
- evidence of the need for the project or program and proposed outcomes
- capacity and experience of the applicant to deliver the project or program
- demonstrated connection and benefit to the local area and communities
- evidence of partnerships with local community organisations and networks
- how the project or program delivers against the funding priorities
- evidence of the project or program having direct engagement with our diverse communities, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people experiencing or at risk of homelessness, young people, older people, people with disability, international students, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, women, LGBTIQA+ communities and low income earners.

Eligibility

To be eligible an applicant must operate within the City of Sydney’s local area or be able to demonstrate significant benefits for the area’s residents, workers and/or visitors:

These organisations can apply for both tier 1 and 2:
- not-for-profit organisations
These individuals and groups can apply for tier 1 only:
- individuals or unincorporated community groups auspiced by a not-for-profit that is eligible to apply in its own right.
If you work with an auspicing organisation, we encourage you to choose one that is relevant to the sector and that can support the development of the proposal.
Funding is not available for:
- for-profit organisations, including small businesses
- projects that directly contravene the eligibility and ethics framework or existing City of Sydney policies.

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