Community Project Grants

Why?

Grow communities whose main goal is to develop Open Food Facts’ projects and its usages.

What ?

A grant to support regular & long-term actions to promote the Open Food Facts project.

Some examples :

Create an active Open Food Facts community in your country.
Support the activity of a group of persons promoting Open Food Facts to a specific public
Organize regular activities around data collection (with various public: students…)

What do we fund?

Here are some examples of expenses that can be part of your budget:

logistic expenses: travel, meals, supplies (flyers, refreshments, t-shirts, etc.)
service expenses: graphic design, legal advices, etc.

Amount and distribution

Up to 2000€, depending on the project’s ambition/ potential/ needs.

Distribution to be discussed during the application.

Who can apply

Individuals (adult)
Organization with legal existence
From any country

How to apply

Describe your project: what you plan to do, why you need funding, goals, links etc.
Make a detailed budget proposal.

Applying dates

Deadline for applications: 28 janvier 2024

Announcement of selection: 16 février 2024

Duration of your project

Commitment to 1 year, with possible renewal of the grant for the following year.

Timeline

Application via a form.
Response from Open Food Facts team.
An initial call to get to know you & the project.
Project is accepted or not.
Project is carried out. A call is organised monthly with the Open Food Facts team to catch up.
Project is completed.
A report is presented on what was made possible during the year, pain points, successes and any other feedback.
Project is presented to the community during the Open Food Facts Days 2024.
Another grant may be asked & may/may not be accepted.
Reimbursement of costs upon receipt of receipts (within 2 weeks).

Reporting/accountability

Regular meet-up to catch up with a member of the permanent team
You must provide invoices: it must show amount, date (optionally name).
A final report of the project, with photos when possible.
A presentation of the project to the Open Food Facts community members at the annual reunion.

Support from Open Food Facts

Open Food Facts team is always there to help to the best of their ability (skill or time-wise).

A plethora of tools, communication kits, resources to feed the project you want to carry out.

Selection criteria

Note: We reserve the right not to select any project if it does not meet our criteria. And meeting all the criteria doesn’t mean a project will be selected, it all depends on the number of applications.

The project aims to promote the work of Open Food Facts. (Not to promote another service / organisation with the same funding.)
It is in line with Open Food Facts vision, mission & values.
It shows a potential to be sustainable or/and replicable.
The contents/data/methodologies produced during your project are published as they happen, under licences compatible with Open Food Facts’ ones.

SEE ALSO: "How to Help" page that describes the volunteering process at Open Food Facts.