The Surplus Food Donation Equipment Grants provide funding to support the recovery or donation or surplus edible food that would otherwise go to waste, thereby increasing capacity for businesses to donate food and/or organizations to receive more food, safely transport, and distribute food for donation.
Donor Name: StopWaste
State: California
County:
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/03/2023
Size of the Grant: $10,000
Details:
The purpose of this grant category is to help build the capacity of food recovery organizations and services to increase the safe recovery of edible surplus food generated by grocers, supermarkets, wholesale food vendors, contract food service providers, food distributors, and other food businesses in Alameda County, and redistribute edible surplus food to feed people through food donation. Funding is available for non-profit organizations such as food pantries, food banks, community or faith-based organizations, and food recovery services.
The goals are to:
- Prevent surplus food from being generated
- Put food to its highest and best use by feeding people
- Increase food donated or recovered
- Safely recover, transport and distribute surplus edible food
- Send less edible surplus food to compost or disposal
Funding Information
Maximum grant request is $10,000.
Eligible Projects
- Projects must reduce food waste generated or disposed of in Alameda County.
- Cold storage equipment purchased to increase acceptance of perishable foods and minimize food loss must be energy star rated or energy efficient as defined by the California Department of Energy.
- Projects that compost or recycle food are not eligible for funding.
Who can apply
This grant category is available to nonprofits; businesses are not eligible.
Projects must:
- Be located in Alameda County.
- Prevent and/or recover surplus edible food generated or disposed of in Alameda County.
For more information, visit Surplus Food Donation Equipment Grants.
