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Grants

Grants from £2,000 up to £500,000 are available for not-for-profit groups and organisations in England delivering such projects as growing, processing, marketing and distributing local food; composting and raising awareness of the benefits of such activities.

There are three levels of funding available through Local Food:

Small Grants

Small grant strawberry 

Between £2,000 to £10,000 is available for small grants

Main Grants

Medium grant apple 

Between £10,001 to £300,000 is available for main grants

Beacon Grants

Beacon grant mellon 

Between £300,001 to £500,000 is available for beacon grants

Be inspired; visit our Project page for examples of some of the exciting projects that Local Food could be funding.

Match Funding

For information and guidance about match funding requirements use our Match Funding Calculator. See our FAQs section and click on Do I have to secure matchfunding? for further details.

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