Foodbank Fundamentals Grant

1. Read the full criteria to ensure your group/project is eligible to apply for this grant. You can use the online Eligibility Check to help with this.

2. To start your application, complete the Eligibility Check and if your group meets criteria, an ‘apply now’ button will appear.

3. By clicking the ‘apply now’ button, you will access our Grant Management System, hosted by SmartSimple. You will be prompted to register your organisation (if you haven’t already registered).

4. Once registered, you will receive an email to reset your password and log in. You will then be required to complete your Organisation Profile by uploading all relevant documentation (see Essential Criteria). Once uploaded, you will be able to apply for an Asda Foundation Foodbank Fundamentals grant in the Funding Opportunities section.

5. Once your group’s application is fully complete, and all required documents are provided, Asda Foundation will review your application. Applications which don’t meet all criteria points or are missing required documents will be unsuccessful.

6. Completed applications that meet criteria will be assessed and any update will be communicated within 8 weeks of applying.

We have now closed applications for our Foodbank Fundamentals Grant.

Thank you to all groups who have submitted an application. Grants will be processed over the coming weeks and we’re looking forward to sharing details of the fantastic groups we will be supporting.

This grant is directed at groups whose core focus is providing food aid to their service users; for example: foodbanks, community pantries, social supermarkets, soup kitchens, breakfast clubs. Any group that doesn’t have food distribution as its core purposes is ineligible to apply for this grant.

We do not accept applications from:

• Groups whose core focus is not food distribution and provision
• Organisations based outside the UK or benefitting people/communities outside of the UK
• Third party grant making organisations (grantees must directly deliver the service/activity)
• Public / Government bodies (incl. schools and academy trusts, although PTAs are eligible)
• Groups who have a clear affiliation with a particular political party
• Animal charities or groups which have animal welfare as their main focus

All criteria below must be met in order to be eligible to apply and to be considered for this grant.

Groups must have:

• A total income under £1,000,000. Ring fencing won’t be accepted for smaller branches of national organisations, or smaller projects/groups which are managed and run by a parent organisation whose income exceeds £1,000,000. This is inclusive of all income for your organisation, including previous grants.
• Governing documents. This can be a Constitution or Memorandum and Articles of Association. Your group’s documents should be signed and outline  non-profit status and what would happen to assets upon dissolution.
• A safeguarding policy. Your group’s policy should be up-to-date and specific to your group. Further details on our safeguarding guidelines can be found here.
• A bank account that accepts cheques, and a bank statement which verifies the payee name. We are unable to make payment any other way. You must have an account in the name of the group. We can’t make payments to individual people, i.e. personal accounts. If the payee group named is different from the applicant group, we will need a ringfence email from the treasurer of the payee group stating the grant funding will only be used for the purpose outlined in the application form.
• A visible local presence. There must be information available online which shows your group’s active work within the community.
• Suitable Governance. Your group must be able to demonstrate suitable governance for managing any funds received from Asda Foundation. E.g., Financial reporting, Safeguarding, committee meetings.
• Human Beneficiaries. The end beneficiaries should be community groups of people.
  

Funding must be used exclusively for groups to purchase the following:

• Food
• Basic household/hygiene items (inc. toiletries, nappies and baby wipes)
• White Good (e.g. fridge, freezer)
• Storage and essential fixtures/fittings (i.e. containers, shelving)
• Fuel costs for delivering food provisions to isolated members of the community

*If your funding needs are NOT covered by the above, please consider our other grant programmes as and when they are available.

We are unable to fund the following through this grant:

• Membership fees (e.g. FareShare subscriptions) and running costs
• Refreshments for one-off events, or regular social activities
• Promotional, advertising or fundraising costs
• Grants which will benefit only one person (individuals)
• Projects which could negatively impact the reputation of Asda Foundation

*Please note this is not an exhaustive list. All applications will be judged on merit and the impact and value they add to your local community.

Asda Foundation aims to process an application within 8 weeks of submission. You will receive an email once there are any significant updates regarding your application; alternatively you can log in to your SmartSimple account to view the current status of your application.

When you register with our grant management system you will be required to enter up-to-date and accurate contact details. If we require further information on your application we will contact you using these details; if our team are unable to get a response from you within two weeks, your application will be at risk of being unsuccessful, so please ensure your details are correct.

Approved grants

Once a grant has been approved by Asda Foundation, you will be notified by email. A cheque will then be posted to the address you provided during registration. You will also receive an email on the day the cheque is sent out.

Unsuccessful grants

We receive a lot of applications and sometimes we must make difficult decisions. The decision of Asda Foundation is final and at our discretion.

If a grant is unsuccessful, you will be notified by email and given feedback. You will be unable to submit a new application during the same grant round but are welcome to try again in any future grant round (provided that any concerns raised by Asda Foundation have been addressed, and subject to any new criteria and guidelines for those future grant rounds).

If your application is missing information or we do not receive a reply from the you regarding any additional information that is required within a set timeframe, the grant will be unsuccessful.