More than 50 community organisations will have their capacity to provide food relief directly to their communities boosted.
This has been made possible through the Tasmanian Community Food Relief Grants Program 2025 that will distribute almost $490,000 to local food relief providers across Tasmania this year.
Minister for Community Services, Roger Jaensch, said the Tasmanian Community Food Relief Grants Program 2025 delivered on the Tasmanian Government's 2030 Strong Plan for Tasmania's Future.
"The grants program aims to support Tasmanian communities by increasing available funds for organisations that are already providing food relief to Tasmanians," Minister Jaensch said.
"This grant program enables these organisations to do more of what they do best – listening to their communities to provide tailored local solutions.
"This is an increase on the 2023-24 program, which was able to assist 35 organisations. This year 55 organisations will receive funding."
2025 Grant recipients include:
The Tasmanian Community Food Relief Grants Program 2025 is part of a suite of Tasmanian Government's commitments to help Tasmanians access emergency food.
The 2024-25 State Budget commits around $7 million to boost support for emergency food relief programs across the State while also looking to food resilience in the future
Through the 2030 Strong Plan for Tasmania's Future, the Government has created a $5 million capital upgrade fund for food relief organisations and provided $1 million to maintain emergency food relief funding levels.
In addition, Food Vans in Launceston, Devonport and Hobart received additional funding support and providers and stakeholders across the sector have been consulted for the development of a new whole-of-Government food relief to food resilience strategy.
A full list of the funded projects is available here.
