What is it?
The Sustainable Community Food Grant will enable your community to participate in an interactive workshop delivered by the Lanarkshire Climate Action Hub, which will explore how the food system contributes to climate change as well as how it is affected by climate change, before gathering your ideas of what can be done locally on areas of the food system including:
- What you eat
- Where your food comes from
- What can you do to save money
- How can you reduce food waste
From the ideas gathered at the workshop, you will prioritise what projects to pursue with the £2000 funding from this grant.
Who is it for?
The grant is for community groups. Applications will only be accepted from non-profit-distributing groups and organisations with bank accounts. We encourage applications from groups who support individuals that are more vulnerable to the impacts from climate change such as those on low incomes or with health inequalities.
What could a project look like?
This grant programme is to help you to understand the causes of climate change from food systems and to identify what can be done locally in your community. The projects you identify will need to support the needs in your community, reflect your access to resources and ensure that they do not duplicate existing initiatives from organisations including NHS, the Council and schools. Below are examples of projects to reduce climate change impacts from food systems.
What we eat
Raising the Pulse project on the campus of the University of Reading.
To promote more nutritious and sustainable food choices, the University of Reading ran a campaign including introducing pulse-based dishes on the menus in their dining facilities, cooking demonstrations and an interactive treasure hunt.
Where your food comes from
Hawkhill Community Centre, in Clackmannanshire installed a hydroponic growing tower to explore new ways of producing fresh, local food. The technology has been used to start growing plugs for the community garden and to produce greens for selling in their cafe.
You will find a map of projects which support food and growing across Lanarkshire. There is the Lanarkshire Seed Savers Network where you can find advice and share ideas with others on progress with seed sowing and growing.
What you can do to save money
Community Fermentation Club Pollokshields. Through peer to peer knowledge sharing the members are exploring humble, ingenious methods of preserving abundant, seasonal produce and making it safe, nutritious, and accessible for everyone.
How you can reduce food waste
Transition Black Isle's Zero Waste Food Challenge ran a series of online and in person workshops with local partners to guide their community on different ways to reduce food waste. They ranged from planning and shopping, to storing, cooking and finally composting food.
What can the funding be used for?
The funding is for the costs of delivering the projects identified from the workshop. Payment of the grant will be arranged with the group following the workshop and where projects have been identified andagreement reached on which to prioritise and deliver from this grant.
The grant cannot be used for costs already incurred, items or equipment of a personal nature and for repairs or improvements to premises or land not owned by or leased to, the community organisation.
All expenditure and activity to be completed by 31 March 2027.
If required, you can request an advance payment to use a small amount of the grant for workshop costs such as venue hire and refreshments.
How will the Lanarkshire Climate Action Hub support you?
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We will provide the staff and materials to deliver an interactive workshop and will co-design it with you to ensure that it is accessible to your community. The workshop will share information, develop ideas of what can be done locally and help you to prioritise which ideas to deliver from the grant funding. The Hub staff will support you in developing the workshop ideas into projects.
When to apply?
Applications closed on 20 July 2026.
If you have a food project you would like to discuss, contact us onQuestions?
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