Schools, registered charities and not-for-profit organisations can apply for grants of up to £1,500 to help children and young people access more fresh fruit and vegetables.

Tesco Fruit & Veg Grants supports projects that improve access to healthy food, particularly for children and young people who may otherwise have limited opportunities to eat fresh fruit and vegetables.

Examples of eligible projects include:

• Breakfast and after-school clubs that provide fruit and vegetables for pupils
• Sports clubs that offer healthy food as part of their activities, or provide a much-needed half-time boost
• Growing projects where children can grow their own fruit and vegetables
• Cooking classes that help children and families learn how to prepare healthy meals
• Holiday clubs that provide healthy meals and snacks
• Projects supporting children and young people with SEND by providing healthy snacks or meals
• Youth clubs that provide healthy meals or snacks
• Projects that help tackle holiday hunger when children are not at school
• Healthy eating projects that support families to cook nutritious meals on a budget
• Foodbanks that provide food support to families

This is not an exhaustive list, and other project ideas are also welcomed.

The programme forms part of Tesco’s wider work to provide free fruit and vegetables for schools and support healthier diets among children across the UK.

Projects are nominated through local Tesco stores. Shortlisted projects are then put to a customer vote in-store. All shortlisted projects receive funding, but the number of blue tokens each project receives determines the final grant amount: £500, £1,000 or £1,500.