Eat it up fund

Hubbub has launched a £200,000 fund to support innovative ideas to tackle food waste. Supported by Starbucks, we’re offering grants of up to £40,000.

We're ready to back initiatives that do one or more of the following:

  • Address pre-farmgate waste

  • Prevent food from being wasted at the manufacturing and processing stage

  • Minimise food waste from retailers

  • Find creative ways to use surplus food in communities or at home

We can support ideas that are ready to test, or concepts that have been tested and are ready to progress further.

Our wider aims are to make a positive impact on our environment and communities. 

Who can apply

The fund is open to any organisation that can prove they are an officially constituted body, registered in the UK. We anticipate that most applications will be from:

  • Registered charities including charitable incorporated organisations and not for profit companies

  • Social enterprises

  • Community Interest Companies

  • Schools, universities and colleges

  • Local authorities

  • Micro and small businesses with a clear social purpose (less than 50 employees and an annual turnover under £10 million)

Restrictions

Who can’t apply?

  • Organisations not registered in the UK

  • Initiatives not delivered in the UK

  • Businesses that do not match the criteria of micro and small businesses with a clear social purpose (less than 50 employees and an annual turnover under £10 million

How to apply

How does the application process work?

You submit an expression of interest, which will be assessed by Hubbub staff.

We’ll contact you if we’d like you to submit a full application.

Full applications will be assessed by Hubbub staff who will recommend a shortlist of applications for a grant panel to consider.

The grant panel will select the successful applicants from this shortlist to receive funding.

Unsuccessful full applicants will be offered short written feedback.

Successful applicants will be notified of their offer of a grant and will be sent a grant offer letter and full terms and conditions to agree to. 

Funding timeline:

Open for expressions of interest: 9am, Monday 19th June 2023

Deadline for expressions of interest: 5pm, Friday 21st July 2023

Open for full applications (those invited to apply): 9am, Monday 14th August 2023

Deadline for full applications: 5pm, Friday 22nd September 2023

Successful applicants informed: October 2023

Winners announced publicly: End of 2023

Useful links

https://www.eatitupfund.org.uk/frequently-asked-questions 

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