Digital Inclusion Innovation Fund
The Department for Science, Innovation & Technology are looking to support eligible stakeholders across England, providing a range of individual grants to fund locally delivered, highly tailored and targeted interventions that meet the needs of digitally excluded people.
- Closing date:
Local councils, combined authorities, charities, research bodies, and consortiums from across England can apply for grants of between £25,000 and £500,000 to help those currently not online to be able to access the Internet. The funding is available to support new projects in every region of England.
To be eligible, proposed projects must contribute to either of the Digital Inclusion Innovation Fund’s primary objectives:
- To support innovative initiatives to increase digital participation, producing new knowledge on ‘what works’ and building the evidence base on effective digital inclusion interventions.
- To support best practice with the ambition to scale and replicate successful digital inclusion activities across England.
Projects must address at least one of the Digital Inclusion Action Plan Focus Areas:
- Opening up opportunities through skills.
- Breaking down barriers to digital services.
- Tackling data and device poverty.
- Building confidence and supporting local delivery.
Projects must also support at least one of the Action Plan focus demographic groups:
- Low-income households.
- Older people, specifically aged 60 and over.
- Disabled people, specifically people with a a physical or mental health condition or illness that has lasted or is expected to last 12 months or more, and the condition and/or illness reduces their ability to carry out day-to-day activities.
- People experiencing unemployment.
- Young people (25 and younger), including those not in education, employment or training (NEET).
- Deadline 10 September 2025.