You can get a grant of between £1,000 to £5,000 for innovative digital inclusion projects.
They support projects that help Clarion residents of all ages – and the wider community – to get online and safely and confidently use the internet as an everyday tool. The Fund is not primarily aimed at helping people to use a computer – this may be an incidental part of the project, or an added benefit. Instead, the primary aim of any project must be to support people specifically to be able to use the internet to help them in their everyday lives.
Projects or activities should enable people to discover how developing digital skills and using online tools and services can enhance their daily lives.
Not-for-profit organisations including constituted community groups, registered charities,companies limited by guarantee, social enterprises or Community Interest Companies (CICs) are eligible to apply to the Clarion Futures Digital Grants Programme.
The criteria includes:
- Minimum of three unrelated management committee members.
- Governing document.
- Bank account and statement.
- Annual income below £500,000.
- Record of income and expenditure (or forecasts for a new group).
- Safeguarding policy for work with people under 18 or vulnerable adults.
- Insurance, including public liability where needed.
You can’t apply if you’ve received a community grant from them within the past 12 months, or if you have incomplete monitoring on a previous grant.
The application guidance, template application form and application process can be accessed here.