Every day, hundreds of students in our network are mobilizing to recover food, raise awareness, and fight back against food waste, climate change, and hunger. To ensure this important work is sustained year over year, FRN National is pleased to offer financial support to chapters that need funds to keep their chapter up and running.
Do you need new gloves for food recoveries? A parking permit to transport food? Flyers to recruit new chapter members? Swag to show your volunteers how much you appreciate them? Keep reading to find out how your chapter can apply for financial support from FRN National.
Who can apply for funding?
Funding is available to all official chapters in our network. Check to see if FRN National recognizes your chapter as active. If not, you might need to fill out an Official Chapter Agreement form.
How much money does FRN National provide?
Official chapters may request up to $300 per academic year to help support chapter operations.
What can FRN issued funds be used for?
FRN Grant Funds may be used to cover costs for supplies and/or events that enable your chapter to continue its work. FRN funds can be used to cover the cost of:
Food recovery supplies (ex: trays and lids, gloves, masks, hairnets or hats, transportation)
Volunteer recruitment materials (ex: flyers, banners, postcards)
FRN swag (ex. t-shirts, buttons, stickers)
Volunteer appreciation events (ex. end of semester pizza party)
How do I apply for funding from FRN National?
It’s simple! Fill out the online Grant Application. You can fill out the application as a supply request, meaning FRN National will purchase the supplies on your behalf, or reimburse you if you have already purchased supplies out of pocket. An FRN Team member will review your Grant Application submission within two weeks, at which point we’ll contact you to confirm if your application has been approved and processed.
How do I know how much funding I have left?
To check your chapter’s funding balance find your chapter under Current Chapters and select the pounds-to-date spreadsheet to view the funding tab. You may have extra dedicated funding, if your chapter has been inactive for 3 years, that money will be re-introduced into the general funding pool for all chapters. As best practice, please be sure to track how much funding you have requested from FRN National. Extra dedicated funding may be from external partners or individuals donors.
Still have questions?
If you have any additional questions about FRN-issued funding, please email our team at programs@foodrecoverynetwork.org.