Let's Grow Together Fund

Aim

We aim to ensure that all communities can access, enjoy and celebrate growing spaces within Glasgow. This fund will help support these spaces and encourage others to become involved and grow their fruit and vegetables locally.

Criteria

• Grants from £500 to £5000 are available.
   
• You can choose the amount you apply for.
   
• You should be a constituted growers' group or have partnered with an existing constituted group.
   
• Your organisation, or your partnered organisation needs to have a bank account capable of receiving the grant money.
   
• You can make more than one application, but no group or partnership will receive more than 10% of the total grant money available.
   
• Your project should specifically relate to supporting the development of growing spaces within Glasgow.
   
• Your project should seek to achieve the aim stated above.
   
• Your project should address at least two of the following themes:
  • ​Climate Change;
  • Community Growth;
  • Health and Wellbeing;
  • Education; Environmental;
  • Diversity and Inclusion;
  • Biodiversity;
  • Growing Locally.
     
• Your project should have some continuing benefit to community and growing spaces including contribution to new growing spaces to reduce allotment waiting lists within Glasgow.
   
• You will be asked to complete an evaluation document at the completion of your project, or by March 2023 whichever comes soonest.

What we will not fund

The grant cannot be used to fund existing running costs or existing staffing costs.

Process

You will apply by filling out the online application form.

Applicants will be asked to upload a copy of your constitution or other governing document, a copy of a recent bank statement and an image to represent your project. This image will be used online to promote the project. You must have permission to use the image in this way.

The applications will be checked to ensure they meet the Let's Grow Together Fund criteria. They will then be peer reviewed by the Community Food Growers Forum.

Once projects are recommended for funding you will be informed if your project is successful, and the money will be allocated to your organisation (or partner organisation) before the end of January 2023.

Timeline