About the Grant
Each year, Asda Foundation support local grassroots organisations to transform
communities and improve the lives of people living within the Asda community.
We welcome applications from groups asking for funding which:
- Benefits the community
- Is local to an Asda store
- Brings people together
- Ensures everyone has an equal opportunity to be involved
Each store has a Community Champion, their role is to support projects within the
community and support bringing people together. They manage all applications for Asda Foundation grants. The Asda Foundation does not accept applications directly from community groups.
Hygiene Grant:
This grant is focused on personal hygiene dignity, supporting residents/patients in facilities, who are struggling and unable to provide their own toiletries either through lack of funds or access to family support. We would expect applications from care homes, hospices, hospitals and homeless shelters.
Healthy Holiday Grant:
This grant is designed to support groups that typically would be holding summer holiday activities to ensure children are provided with a hot meal. If social distancing is relaxed before school holidays, then standard (Transforming Communities Improving Lives (TCIL) criteria would apply (Option 1). If social distancing hasn’t relaxed, we would provide grants for groups to deliver provisions to children at home (Option 2).
Eligibility
To be eligible to apply for a grant, your group must be one of the following;
- a Charity,
- a not for profit company,
- a Community Interest Company (CIC),
- an unincorporated Club or Association
Please see the attached document for further eligibility criteria.
How to apply
To apply for an Asda Foundation Covid-19 Grant, you must fill in an application form. There are two different application forms, one for groups who are Government Entity organisations and another for groups who are Non-Government Entity.
Please read the step by step guide available on the Asda Foundation website which takes you through the application questions one by one.
We are here to support you please do not hesitate to contact you Asda Community
Champion if you have any questions about the Grant or the application form.
Availability and Timeline
Applications for the Covid-19 Grant are open from Friday 15th May 2020 and will be the only grant available for the time being. In line with government advice about social distancing, our long term plan is to revert to our standard Transforming Communities and Improving Lives Grants.
Your application will be considered within 6 weeks from the date your Community Champion submits the application to the Asda Foundation. If your application is successful, all grant payments are made by cheque.
Further information
Further information is available on the ASDA Foundation website, and in the Criteria Guidance for Groups Document (PDF)
