The National Lottery Community Fund (NLCF) is inviting applications to its new Climate Action Fund – Food Systems programme.
Partnerships consisting of not-for-profit organisations can apply for grants of between £2.5 million and £7 million for projects running between five and seven years. Up to 10 projects are likely to be funded in the first year of the programme.
The funding is intended to support ambitious, long-term projects that strengthen food systems, tackle the root causes of food insecurity and work with nature to create lasting change.
Projects must work towards systems change in the way that:
- Community organisations grow and produce food – using agroecological methods
- Food gets distributed – aiming for equitable access to healthy, affordable food for all
- Offers people and communities different food options – especially those experiencing poverty, disadvantage or discrimination.
The funding is for work that leads to transformational change (the kind that lasts, not just short-term support)