March deadline for Regional Food Fund

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Norette Ferns

Grants of up to £5,000 are available for regional food and drink projects through Connect Local's Regional Food Fund.

Connect Local is Scotland’s free, local, food and drink marketing advisory service. The Regional Food Fund will support initiatives and projects in Scotland which celebrate and promote locally sourced and produced food and drink, in line with the priorities of Ambition 2030.

The fund is for collaborative projects where groups of producers and food & drink businesses benefit from these initiatives and projects are expected to deliver benefits over the long-term.

The closing date for applications is 1 March 2019.

Visit the Connect Local website for more information and to apply.