Community Meals
Funding
Contact funder
Location
England, Yorkshire and The Humber
Applications
Rolling (always open)
Sheffield City Council is funding community meal projects in Sheffield. The grant supports new ways of bringing people together through shared meals. It aims to tackle loneliness and social isolation, especially across different ages and cultures. It responds to the cost of living crisis by helping communities eat together in safe, welcoming spaces.
Who can apply:
Key requirements:
- Project must focus on social eating and community development
- Must bring people of different ages and cultures together
- Must provide safe, welcoming spaces for shared meals
This grant is for community groups and projects in Sheffield focused on social eating and bringing people together. It suits organisations working with people who are lonely or isolated, or those running community food events. It is not for businesses or individuals running commercial food services.
Awards published
92
Typical award
£3,600
Most awards
£2,750 to £100,000
Most funded region
Yorkshire and The Humber
10 awards in 2025, down from 61 the year before.
Recent awards include Ben's Centre (£9,317, 2025), Manor and Castle Development Trust Limited (£17,877, 2025) and SOAR Community (£12,810, 2025).
This funder has made 92 awards with a typical award of £3,600. Would you qualify?
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Full details from Sheffield City Council
Grant fund responding to cost of living crisis, supporting new approaches to community development and social eating. Brings people of different ages and cultures together to share meals in safe, welcoming places as an asset-based approach to tackling loneliness and social isolation.
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