Tesco Stronger Starts
Funding priority
Applications are open to all local good causes, but we are currently prioritising helping projects that support children’s food security and health and local store nominated good causes.
This is not an exhaustive list and other project ideas also welcomed.
Examples include:
- School Breakfast clubs
- Holiday clubs
- Play areas
- Food banks
- Counselling and support services for children
- Equipment or non-statutory services for nurseries or schools e.g. forest schools, library books
- Equipment for Brownie, Guide or Scout Groups e.g. camping equipment, badges
- Services or equipment to support children and young people’s health
- Equipment/kit for youth sports teams
Deadlines
3 monthly rolling programme
Type of funder
Company
Who can apply
Open to charities and community organisations
Restrictions
Applications are not eligible from:
- Individuals
- Community Interest Companies with shares (CIC’s)
- Community Interest Companies with guarantee that are less than two years old
- Profit-making organisations
Projects that are ineligible
- Work that has already taken place
- Political donations
- Fundraising activities or challenges (e.g. costs for a sky dive etc.)
- Running costs and organisation overheads
- Conferences or seminars
- Activities which collect funds for redistribution to other charities or individuals
- Overseas appeals
- Expeditions or overseas travel
- Promotion of a religious or political cause
- Marketing promotions
- Research projects
- Projects or activities that the state has a legal obligation to provide
Funding Type
- Project
Grant details
As this is a rolling programme, voting for projects will be happening continuously in Tesco stores. Three projects from each local area will be shortlisted to go to the public vote every three months. If your project gets the most votes across all stores in your region, you will win the grant amount you requested from us up to a maximum of £1,500.
Size of grant
- Small (£1 - £10,000)
Application details
Find your local store - Enter your project’s postcode into the store locator on the Tesco website.
You need this information for your application form.
https://www.tesco.com/store-locator/
Apply via the online portal managed by Groundworks
Contact Details
Address
Suite B2, The Walker Building,
58 Oxford Street
B5 5NR
England
Telephone Number
0121 236 8565