The Centre aims to support the development of long-term strategies that address food insecurity in Canada. It invests in innovative research, collaborative learning, and impactful community-based projects to understand effective solutions for reducing food insecurity. Recognizing the need for multi-sectoral efforts, it seeks to foster partnerships across various sectors to create a significant impact.
The Feed Opportunity Fund focuses on reducing food insecurity in Canada by investing in projects and learning initiatives that contribute to this goal. The fund supports innovative ideas and approaches that increase physical and economic access to nutritious and culturally appropriate food. It emphasizes projects that increase physical access to food, make food consistently available, affordability, and access to financial benefits. Additionally, it values initiatives that build financial literacy, provide multi-service approaches, reduce social isolation, improve health and wellbeing, and increase food and nutritional knowledge. With a collaborative approach to partnership, the fund seeks unconventional partnerships and ideas with the potential for scalability. The Feed Opportunity Fund offers two types of grants: Project Grants, ranging from $25,000–$150,000 to support initiatives beyond emergency food relief, and Learning Grants, ranging from $10,000–$150,000 to advance knowledge transfer and research on food security. Both grants aim to support sustainable, impactful projects and knowledge sharing to address food insecurity effectively.