With the digital industry growing faster than any other, there’s never been a better time to get on board and give your business a technology transformation. Check out these funding opportunities to support you and help move your business into the digital age.
| Company offering funding | Grant name | Grant available | Key messages | Additional information | Deadline | Link to information (if available) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Believe Housing | Bridging the gap community grant | £500 | The Bridging the Gap community grant is a new fund to assist our communities with projects addressing the Energy and Cost of Living crises. | Improving digital access- groups can receive support for opportunities to access the internet for free in the community. Funding can be used to deliver workshops offering support to people to use the internet. | N/A | £500 small community grant | believe housing |
| County Durham Community Foundation | Community Grants | Up to £5000 | Covers a broad range of themes. | Can apply for an additional £500 to "green your project". | N/A | Run a funding phone in session every Thursday lunchtime - Book via the website: www.cdcf.org.uk/apply-for-a-grant/grants-for-groups/ |
| County Durham Community Foundation | Poverty Hurts (small grant) | Up to £2000 | Poverty related projects: food, isolation (can be digital) , energy support, advice | Your centre can apply for a Poverty Hurts small + Poverty Hurts large + Community | N/A | Run a funding phone in session every Thursday lunchtime - Book via the website: www.cdcf.org.uk/apply-for-a-grant/grants-for-groups/ |
| County Durham Community Foundation | Poverty Hurts (large grant) | Up to £10,000 | Same themes as poverty hurts small | Max of £1000 can be used to fund items to distribute, including food. The focus of the grant is on the running costs of your project. | N/A | Run a funding phone in session every Thursday lunchtime - Book via the website: www.cdcf.org.uk/apply-for-a-grant/grants-for-groups/ |
| County Durham Community Foundation | Household Support | Up to £10,000 | Funding to distribute to households in need eg supermarket vouchers, energy support, kitchen appliances, items to keep warm, coats etc | 6% is for administration, plus £1,500 additional support from CDCF | Funds must be distributed by March 2024 | Run a funding phone in session every Thursday lunchtime - Book via the website: www.cdcf.org.uk/apply-for-a-grant/grants-for-groups/ |
| Chance to win £500 from the National Digital Inclusion Network | £500 | A chance to win £500 Currys gift card from completing the survey. | Complete the survey on the Good Things Foundation's website | |||
| The Fat Beehive Foundation | £2,500 | The funding is intended to support the creation of websites or digital products that enable small charities to carry out their work in a more efficient and effective way, resulting in positive social benefit. | Friday, March 29, 2024 | The Fat Beehive Foundation grants | ||
| Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust | The Trust awards grants of either £1,000 or £5,000 depending on the grant round. The level of grant awarded is determined by the income of the charity. | Funding is intended to support those in society who face the greatest challenges and whose opportunities are the most limited. In 2024 the funding focus will be on disability specifically employment and training to ensure better access, and food poverty. | Thursday, February 29, 2024 | Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust grants. | ||
| National Lottery Awards | Groups can apply for funding under £20,000, or over £20,001, depending on what they want to do. | The National Lottery Community Fund has doubled the amount of funding available to grassroots projects, in what it’s calling the biggest change in National Lottery funding for a generation. Awards for All now has a maximum limit of £20,000 and has doubled the funding period to two years. | Ongoing. Apply at least 16 weeks before you want to start the activities or spend any of the money. | Home | The National Lottery Community Fund (tnlcommunityfund.org.uk). | ||
| Clothworkers' Foundation digital infrastructure grants | For larger projects (£100,000+), the Foundation generally funds 10% or more of the balance to be raised. | The Clothworkers’ Foundation has recently expanded the eligibility criteria for their open grants programmes and now offer capital grants for digital infrastructure projects and will consider applications for products and software (such as websites, databases and apps). | For smaller projects (with a balance of less than £10,000), the Foundation generally funds between 50% and 100% of the balance. | Rolling | Clothworkers' Foundation grants. | |
| Access Group Foundation | Grants from £25,000 to £100,000 | Available to registered charities, CICs, educational establishments and CIOs for projects to fix the digital divide by offering data, devices, or learning to disadvantaged and vulnerable people. | Rolling | Apply - The Access Foundation (theaccessgroupfoundation.com) | ||
| Durham 4 Community | A one stop shop for community funding in County Durham. The site allows you to search by organisation type, category or using a keyword, to find a wealth of opportunities both locally and nationally. Improving your digital presence, providing support for digital skills and projects that mitigate the digital divide are just some of the initiatives you could get funding for. | https://www.idoxopen4community.co.uk/durhamcc?bcr=MTIzNA | ||||
| North East Business Support Fund | maximum grant of £3,200 | Provides small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in County Durham with 40% funding for business improvement projects costing between £2,500 and £8,000 (maximum grant of £3,200). The grant can be used towards almost any business support including social media, website design and marketing. | Rolling | https://nebsf.co.uk/grant-funding/business-grants-in-county-durham/ | ||
| North East Growth Hub | The North East Growth Hub website provides a handy search tool for SMEs looking to grow their business. Filter by funding type, amount or business growth category and find funding, grants and loans available in the area. | https://www.northeastgrowthhub.co.uk/ |
