Emergency Food Provision March 2026 – February 2027 - Closing Date For Applications 23rd February 2026
Sandwell Council is pleased to announce grant funding opportunities for foodbanks, food pantries and food networks who are an integral part of the Borough's current Tackling Poverty Action Plan (see link) https://www.sandwell.gov.uk/downloads/download/448/tackling-poverty-plan, supporting local residents who are struggling with the cost of living and need to access emergency food provision and practical support .This initiative aims to support organisations dedicated to alleviating food insecurity amongst Sandwell residents.
Foodbanks and Food Pantries play a crucial role in our community by providing essential support to those facing food insecurity. With the rising cost of living, more residents are struggling to afford basic necessities, making the work of Foodbanks, Food Pantries and Food Networks more important than ever. This grant aims to support boroughwide coverage of emergency food provision whilst also supporting food networks across the borough to enhance their capacity and reach. (This fund is not for hot food provision)
As part of the Household Support Funding Delivery Plan and ongoing Tackling Poverty Plan, Sandwell Council is offering grants ranging from £2,500 to £15,000 to organisations that can demonstrate their ability to deliver significant and regular levels of emergency food provision and holistic support to residents in food crisis. The funding can be used for purchading food, improving storage facilities and expanding dustribution networks.
For more information please contact Nick Garratt – nick_garratt@sandwell.gov.uk
Applications now open for Spoke and Activity Funding in Sandwell in 2026
Sandwell launched the Family Hubs and Start for Life programme in July 2023 (www.sandwellfamilyhubs.com). Through the programme it aims to ensure parents and carers feel supported and empowered in caring for and nurturing their babies and children, ensuring they receive the best start in life. This in turn will improve health and education outcomes for babies and children and enable them to thrive in later life.
Following the recent success of Family Hub Spokes we now have a new round of Grant Funding available for the delivery of Family Hub Spokes to families in Oldbury Central. We are looking for grant applications from organisations that already provide services and support to families but want to grow and strengthen their offer by joining the family hub model and become a Spoke.
Please ensure that you are able to deliver your spoke within the area identified, services outside of this area will automatically be disqualified from the process.
We are specifically looking at organisations in the following area
- Oldbury Central
The grant funding is provided to include the delivery of additional activity to support parent and infant wellbeing and infant feeding support. The grant of £15,000 will be offered to voluntary and community sector (not for profit) organisations and schools who can engage families and support them to engage in services.
There will be 3 drop in opportunities to ask questions about the grant process as below:-
Wednesday 11th February 1pm til 2pm Join here
Friday 13th February 1.30pm til 2.30pm Join here
Tuesday 24th February 9.00am til 10.00am Join here
Or please contact us if you would like an informal discussion.
Maxine_Burrows@sandwell.gov.uk
Kimberley_maynard@sandwell.gov.uk
Closing date for applications is 5pm Friday 27th February 2026
Applications received after this date will not be processed.
Click on links below:
Family Hubs Spokes Presentation 2026