Grants for hygiene and healthy eating initiatives

Friday 11 January 2008

The Food Standards Agency has today announced the launch of the 2008/09 grant scheme for local food hygiene and healthy eating initiatives.

Grants of up to £10,000 are available for local projects on food hygiene, healthy eating or a combination of both. This scheme forms part of the Agency's work to promote the safe handling of food in the home, by working with schools and providing support for local food safety initiatives.

Applications are open to local authorities, trading standards regional groups, and food liaison groups in the UK.

The grant scheme was launched in England in 2003 for projects on food hygiene and in 2005 the scheme was extended to include projects on healthy eating. The grants became available to authorities in Scotland in 2004 and Wales and Northern Ireland in 2007.

This year the Agency is welcoming initiatives based on the following themes:

• Working with older people
• Projects that are based on the Agency’s Food Competency Framework for Children and Young People
• Tailoring existing initiatives to new areas or target audiences

The closing date for applications in England, Wales and Northern Ireland is 29 February 2008. The launch of the scheme in Scotland will be announced at a later date.

See the link below for more information on the grant scheme or to download an application form.