Let's Grow Together Fund

Overview

The Let's Grow Together Fund was created to support communities to create, access, and celebrate growing spaces within Glasgow and in this way increase the opportunities for citizens to grow their own fruit and vegetables locally.

This is an annual fund of £50,000 which was introduced to support the aims of the current iteration of Glasgow's Food Growing Strategy (2020-25). Capital grants between £500 and £5,000 are available per project in 2025-26.

The deadline for applications for the 2025-26 round of the Fund is 24 April 2025.

Fund Criteria

• Projects must contribute to increasing the number of food growing spaces across the City, which can include but is not limited to meeting the demand for allotments, community gardens or market gardens.
• Each project proposal should also address one of the following themes:
  • Supporting the creation and maintenance of good quality, multifunctional open space to help reconnect communities with nature;
  • Supporting food waste reduction and reuse of materials in the community;
  • Protecting and enhancing biodiversity in the City;
  • Promoting and supporting improved physical, mental and emotional health & wellbeing;
  • Sharing the benefits of climate action across the community;
  • Supporting the creation and development of urban market gardening and farming.

These themes are linked with Glasgow City Council's Climate Plan (PDF, 15 MB)(opens new window),  Strategic Plan 2022-2027 (PDF, 15 MB)(opens new window) as well as the City Food Plan.

Eligibility Criteria

• The site identified for the project must be located within the Glasgow City Council boundary. You can find the city boundary on the Let's Grow Together Map.
• This is a capital grant. Revenue costs such as staffing (including sessional staff), events or workshops are not eligible. However, costs associated with the build or installation of growing 'infrastructure' can be included. See the Guidance document (PDF, 156 KB)(opens new window) for further detail.
• Only new project spend is eligible - the Fund cannot be used to cover costs for items or services that have already been paid for.
• Constituted not-for-private-profit third sector or community organisations and schools, with a bank account, are eligible to apply. Such organisations can apply on behalf of growers' or community groups without a governing document or bank account.
• Applicants must have the relevant insurance and permissions required to take their proposal forward.
• More than one application can be made by the same organisation, but no organisation or partnership will receive more than 10% of the total grant money available per year.
• Organisations that have previously received support through the Let's Grow Together Fund are not eligible to apply.

How to apply

You can apply online or by submitting an Application form (Word doc, 63 KB)(opens new window) by email.

You may also wish to refer to the Let's Grow Together Fund Guidance document (PDF, 156 KB)(opens new window).

The deadline for applications for the 2025-26 round of the Fund is 09:00 on 24 April 2025.

Selection process

After the deadline for submissions applications will be checked to ensure they meet the Fund and Eligibility criteria as outlined above.

Eligible applications will be reviewed by representatives of Glasgow City Council's Food Growing team and Glasgow Community Food Network.

All applicants will be informed of the outcome of their applications during week commencing 12 May 2025.

Related Content

Related Documents

• Let's Grow Together Fund Guidance (PDF, 156 KB)(opens new window)
• Lets Grow Together Fund Application Form (Word doc, 63 KB)(opens new window)

Related Links

• Let's Grow Together map (opens new window)
• Food Growing Site Proposals