Question reference: S5W-07265
- Asked by: Christina McKelvie, MSP for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 16 February 2017
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Current status: Answered by Angela Constance on 13 March 2017
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much it will award each project that will receive support from the second allocation of funding from the Fair Food Transformation Fund.
Answer
The Scottish Government has allocated some £330,000 in 2016-17 and 2017-18 from the second tranche of funding from the Fair Food Transformation Fund to support a further 13 projects. The core aim of the Fund is to promote a shift from food charity to food justice where the social value of food is used to support people and bring them together in a more dignified way. The allocation is as follows:
|
Organisation and delivery location |
Award |
|
The First Base Agency Dumfries and Galloway (regional coverage) |
£16,750 |
|
Apex Scotland Dumfries and Galloway (regional coverage) |
£16,448 |
|
Cheviot Youth Kelso, Scottish Borders |
£25,966 |
|
Oasis Food Bank (Redeemed Christian Church of God) Gorgie, Edinburgh |
£16,363 |
|
Midlothian Foodbank, Gorebridge Parish Church Gorebridge, Midlothian |
£16,000 |
|
Edinburgh Food Project Edinburgh City |
£35,000 |
|
The Everlasting Foodbank Denniston, Glasgow |
£43,000 |
|
Bethany Christian Trust Edinburgh City |
£20,000 |
|
Yoker Parish Church Yoker, Glasgow |
£31,750 |
|
Whitlawburn Community and Resource Centre Cambuslang and Rutherglen. South Lanarkshire |
£9,610 |
|
Sauchie Active 8 Clackmannanshire |
£15,894 |
|
Perth and Kinross Foodbank Perth and Kinross |
£11,500 |
|
Moray Foodbank Moray |
£27,977 |
Additionally, West Dunbartonshire Council is working locally with West Dunbartonshire Community Foodshare and Food for Thought to develop appropriate provision for the area, maximising both the funding available and the assets within these organisations, the local authority and the wider community. Funding for this project has still to be determined.
This builds on some £900,000 allocated to 20 projects in the initial round of funding in September 2016.