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Tesco Community Grants fund thousands of local community projects across the UK, helping to fight holiday hunger, tackle mental health, support young people, host community events and much more. Community groups, schools, charities, local authorities and not for profits can all apply for grants for projects that bring benefit for the community.Applications are open to all local good causes, but they are currently prioritising helping projects that support children’s food security and health and local store nominated good causes.The fund is focussed on supporting schools and organisations to apply for extra financial help they might need to provide healthy food and activities that boost young people’s mental and physical wellbeing. Examples of eligible applications with a focus on food security, children and young people could be:- A school providing pupils with food for breakfast clubs or snacks throughout the day- A school wanting to buy equipment for outdoor or indoor activities- A school wanting to develop a food growing area- A school supporting an after school club- A voluntary organisation working with families to run a food bank- An organisation addressing holiday hunger- A healthy eating project that supports families to cook healthy meals on a budget- A Brownie or Scout group needing funding for new play equipment or activitiesEvery three months, three local good causes are selected to be in the blue token customer vote in Tesco stores throughout the UK.

heritage of coastal and seagoing communities of place and interest, for example, a coastal or fishing village

In recognition of children needing a Stronger Start in life, Tesco's Cooking for All campaign in partnership with The Sun, will offer £150k in grants through the Tesco Stronger Starts fund in an effort to improve children’s access to healthy food, have a wider understanding of where food comes from and an opportunity to learn how to prepare and cook healthy and nutritious meals.The type of things they would expect to fund are:- Food growing projects eg allotments/polytunnels that can then be used in lessons/breakfast clubs etc- Food education projects eg after-school family cooking clubs- Producing cookbooks/food educational materials for children to take home and use- Cooking equipment eg knives/chopping boards/smoothie makers to deliver project

The Foundation makes donations to registered charities which are active in such sectors as the arts and culture, medical & health, the environment and education, care and support of the young and elderly, people with disabilities and the under-privileged. So long as the object is charitable, the Trustees will consider any application from a registered charity..They are particularly interested in applications from parts of Scotland where the local economy and/or circumstances make fundraising for charitable purposes difficult.

The Area Committee has a small budget which can be used to 'top up' other funding sources in cases where otherwise there would be inadequate funding to allow something to happen. They will favour projects which respond to local needs and show clear evidence of community economic development and emerged from, or take cognisance of: - Community Action Plans- Settlement Plans- Town Centre First approach- The Local Community Plan: Strong Communities, Wellbeing and Connecting People- Local Place Plans- Community Empowerment Act, in support of the assembly of for example business plans or feasibility studiesPlease note that this fund is for projects taking place with the Kincardine and Mearns area only. See the website for full criteria.