Funding to help communities to come togethe, co-operate and have a positive impact on community wellbeing.

Voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations across the UK and Isle of Man can now apply for grants from the Co-op Local Community Fund, which allows Co-op members to support the projects they care most about.

During this round, funding is for projects that:

• Enable people to access food and co-operate together to feed everyone.
• Help improve people’s mental wellbeing.
• Offer young people opportunities to develop new skills and make a difference in their community.
• Help people protect local biodiversity or tackle climate change by reducing carbon emissions.

In most communities, grants will be around £1,000 to £3,000, with up to three projects from each community chosen. These projects will be displayed in store and online so Co-op members can choose which project they want to support in their community.

Priority will be given to organisations with an income of less than £1 million a year.

The deadline to apply is midnight on 29 May 2022.

How To Apply

Applications are open until 29 May 2022 (midnight).

The terms and conditions as well as the online application form are available on the Co-op’s website when the scheme is open.

Once the deadline has passed and all the applications are reviewed, Co-op will select up to three projects to support in each community over the next giving period (usually 12 months, but it can vary). The projects will be displayed in store and online so Co-op members can choose which project they want to support in their community.