Aims/priorities: The fund is aimed at finding and supporting creative approaches to reducing food waste.
The fund will support UK registered organisations with an early-stage food waste project with potential for impact at scale.
The funding is for initiatives that do one or more of the following:
- Address pre-farmgate waste (the food production process, up to the point where the products have been harvested and prepared as produce for sale).
- Prevent food from being wasted at the manufacturing and processing stage.
- Minimise food waste from retailers.
- Find creative ways to use surplus food in communities or at home.
The fund can support ideas that are ready to test, or concepts that have been tested and are ready to progress further.
The focus for this funding is as high up the food waste hierarchy as possible. Priority will be given to prevention and edible recovery/ repurposing over initiatives that do not result in food being kept within the human food chain.
Who can apply? Applications will be accepted from any organisation that can prove they are an officially constituted body, registered in the UK.
This includes:
- Registered charities, including charitable incorporated organisations and not for profit companies
- Social enterprises
- Community Interest Companies
- Schools, universities and colleges
- Local authorities
- Micro and small businesses with a clear social purpose (less than 50 employees and an annual turnover under £10 million)
Applications from a collaboration of organisations are welcomed as long as the lead organisation is one of the types of organisations listed above.
Grant amount: Six grants of up to £60,000 each are available in 2024.
The grant must be used within one year of funding being awarded.
Application process: The fund’s terms and conditions, frequently asked questions and Expression of Interest form can be found on the Eat it Up Fund website.
A Q&A webinar will be held on 4 June 2024 (11:00 to 11:45am). Registration is required for this Zoom session.
There is a two-stage application process.
- Stage one is to complete an Expression of Interest form. The deadline for EOIs is 14 June 2024 (5pm).
- Stage two is only open to those organisations who are invited to apply. Full applications will be accepted from 8 July 2024 to 13 September 2024.
- Successful applicants will be informed in November 2024
- Winners will be announced publicly at the end of 2024.
Deadline: Friday 14 June 2024 (5pm).
Contact information: Email: eatitupfund@hubbub.org.uk
Website: Eat It Up Fund | Hubbub x Starbucks