Apply Now: Community Food Initiatives Funding

Safefood is inviting applications for funding for its Community Food Initiatives programme 2025-28. The programme is funded by Safefood and administered by SECAD Partnership CLG.

Safefood is an all-island implementation body set up under the British-Irish Agreement (1999) to promote awareness and knowledge of food safety and healthy eating on the island of Ireland.

Criteria To Apply

Organisations must:

•    Be a community-led organisation with a legal status and appropriate governance structure

•    Be experienced in the management of public funds which support social inclusion initiatives

•    Currently employ and manage full time professionals with community development experience

•    Have experience of working with target groups

•    Be supporting other broader community initiatives through their work

•    Provide supports across communities irrespective of age, race or creed.

SECAD will hold an online information session on 19 March 2025 from 2.30 pm to 3.30 pm.  Please email sconroy@secad.ie for details.

How to apply

Please contact Sinéad Conroy at sconroy@secad.ie to receive the link to register and to make an online application.

You will also receive the Supporting Information document which contains:

• Full details of the funding available
• Booklets containing case studies, including community event and small projects, from Safefood Community Food Initiatives during 2016-2021.

The closing date for funding applications is 21 March 2025.