Leeds Community Foundation are pleased to be collaborating with Leeds City Council’s 100% Digital Leeds team to fund the development and delivery of sustainable digital inclusion interventions in Leeds. Grants are aimed at ensuring that individuals and communities in Leeds have the skills, support, and equipment to be active online, now and in the future. The Leeds Digital Inclusion Fund is funded through the proceeds from the Leeds Digital Ball; we are truly grateful to the Digital Ball Board and sponsors for their ongoing support.

Key information

• The panel will fund a mixture of small and larger organisations, with an aim of funding a balanced portfolio that includes test and learn projects and expansion of existing activity
• We recommend that you speak with 100% Digital Leeds to gain advice on shaping your proposal. You can contact them via their website
• Successful applicants will also be offered support with their projects from 100% Digital Leeds and will be contacted about this when grants are awarded
• The fund supports proposals that build organisational capacity and sustainably integrate into regular work. Activity should add value to and strengthen the everyday outcomes you aim to achieve.
• Grants will not be awarded to short-term, time limited projects, e.g., a course or sessions on how to use the internet

Examples of activity that can be funded

• Test and learn activity by small and/or emerging Community Organisations at the start of their digital inclusion journey
• Development activity by established Community Organisations who are proposing to build on existing work
• Funded work could promote the benefits of being online, upskill people in essential digital skills and enable online access by providing equipment, software, or training.
• Types of eligible activity could include: equipment or connectivity investment; staff capacity increases for digital inclusion work; testing new or different interventions; implementation of existing initiatives such as Digital Health Hubs; establishing self-sustaining digital skill support sessions

Online briefing event

We’re holding an online briefing event for The Leeds Digital Inclusion Fund on Monday 12 June 2023, 10:00 – 11:00.

During the event, we’ll share information about The Leeds Digital Inclusion Fund criteria and application process, as well as the support that 100% Digital Leeds can offer. The event will be recorded, so even if you can’t make the date you can still register and you’ll be emailed the recording afterwards.

Reserve your spot for the online briefing event here.

Grant Size: Up to £10,000
Location: Leeds
Application Deadline: 04/07/2023 at 12 noon


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