Tesco – Bags of Help

Bags of Help is Tesco’s local community grant scheme where the money raised by the carrier bag charge in Tesco stores is being used to fund thousands of community projects. The projects must meet the criteria of bringing benefits to the community. Grants of up to £2,000 are available. NB. Grants now available in Northern Ireland (* see separate Northern Ireland tab)

Three community projects in each local area will be voted on by customers in Tesco stores throughout the UK*, with projects changing every other month. Following the vote, the project that received the most votes in its area will receive a grant of up to £2,000, second place receiving up to £1,000 and third place up to £500. The types of projects funded will be very broad and will cover the direct costs needed to deliver the project. Your project can be a stand-alone project or discrete, self-contained part of a larger scheme or part of a phased project. You will need to complete your project within twelve months of receipt of the grant. NB. This is the info on the guidance notes but on the main website it states only grants of £1,000 are being offered