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Grants Matched to Your Mission
We’ve handpicked May’s most aligned funding calls for UK CICs across sectors:
1. Women’s Health Community Fund (2025) (Up to £10K per project)
Deadline: 15 June
This grant Supports projects improving women’s health, including menstrual health, menopause, reproductive care, and health education. Focus on underserved communities, boosting health literacy, and reducing inequalities through community-led engagement.
2. Rosa Rise Fund 2025(Up to £40,000 over two years)
Deadline: 23rd June
This grant Backs Black-led and racially minoritised women’s groups working in empowerment, equity, and inclusion. Funds go toward strategy, leadership, and sustainable growth to strengthen impact and build long-term capacity.
🧠Pro tip: Combine “food access + wellbeing” to align with multiple funders by doing food bank runs for the single mothers in your community to cut their food bills and have funding data.
1.DCMS Create Growth Programme(£50K–£200K)
Deadline: 29 May
Innovation grants for creative industry CICs and SMEs.
2.International Touring and Environmental Responsibility Fund
(Up to £40K)
Deadline: 4th June 2025
This unique programme aims to foster relationships between artists and companies based in Denmark, Norway, and England
3.Black Artist Grant (£500, Evergreen)
Ongoing support for Black visual artists in the UK.
1. National Lottery Project Funding 2025–2026
[Inclusive Arts, Culture & Wellbeing]
(Amount Varies based on project scope; specific amounts not specified)
Deadline: 16 June
This grant Funds arts and culture projects that promote diversity, wellbeing, and
community inclusion, especially for underrepresented artists.
Ideal for initiatives linking mental health, youth, accessibility, and rural or environmental themes.
2. Wesleyan Foundation - Equality Grants (Up to £30K)
Deadline: 1 June
For projects routed in equality, BME, LGBTQ+, Disability, Gender Rights.
3. Healthy Heart Grants(Up to £15K)
Deadline: 4 June
For food, health, and heart-centred initiatives.
Patagonia Environmental Grants(£5K–£15K)
Deadline: 31 May
For grassroots climate and land stewardship projects.
Climate Action Fund (National Lottery)(£500K–£1.5M)
Deadline: 30 June
For nature restoration and large-scale climate impact work.
Community Tree Planting Fund(£2.5K–£15K)Evergreen
Apply for free trees and planting support in underserved areas.
Innovate UK Smart Grants (£125M annual pot) Rolling
Supports cutting-edge tech, AI, and innovation projects with strong commercial potential.
Open to UK-registered businesses and R&D partnerships developing breakthrough solutions across sectors.
Ideal for scaling transformative ideas into viable, market-ready technologies.
UnLtd Awards(£5K–£18K)Rolling
For social entrepreneurs working with underserved communities.
Foundervine Barclays Founder Accelerator Programs (£12K) Rolling
Rolling Programs Throughout the Year
Business Support Programme
Equity-Free Grant Funding
Early-Stage Business Support
Pitch-Based Funding
Incubator Programme
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🧠Pro tip: Combine
“food access + wellbeing”
to align with multiple funders.
Why Food Bank Distribution is a CIC
Power Move
Starting or supporting a free food distribution initiative doesn’t just feed people—it activates funding eligibility, builds stakeholder trust, and qualifies you for venue use, surplus food schemes, and hybrid wellbeing grants.
Whether it’s:
Partnering with local allotments
Redistributing surplus from warehouse
Find Full UK Food Hub List Click Button to find your local food surplus warehouse below)
Then you’re creating instant impact—and infrastructure that gets funded.
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