WCIT Charity is a charitable organisation that aims to use the power of technology for impact through digital inclusion, education, charitable, and public engagement initiatives across the UK.

Objectives of Fund

This fund aims to support IT projects and activities that relate to one or more of the following priority areas:

• Education.
• Inclusion.
• Tech for charities.
• Public understanding of Technology.

Value Notes

Grants of up to £15,000 are available.

Grants over £15,000 may be considered in exceptional circumstances.

Who Can Apply

Registered charities and organisatoins with a formal not-for-profit constitution, such as community interest companies (CICs), can apply.

Applicants must provide:

• A document proving charitable state.
• A copy of their most recent audited annual accounts.
• A copy of their current safeguarding policy
• A copy of their Person with Significant Control Register (for CICs and companies limited by guarantee).

Applicants for grants over £5,000 and less than £15,000 must also provide contact details of an external referee who can provide a reference on the charity’s effective project or service delivery. This contact must be external to the organisation and be happy to be named. They should not be related to any applicant staff or volunteer.

Applicants for grants over £15,000 must also provide:

• Their most recent annual report or minutes of AGM. If the organisation is new, the minutes from the meeting when the constitution was formally adopted are acceptable.
• Contact details of two external referees who can provide a reference on the charity’s effective project or service delivery. The contacts must be external to the organisation and be happy to be named. They should not be related to any applicant staff or volunteer.

Restrictions

The following are not eligible for funding:

• Individuals.
• Private companies.
• Start-up organisations that are less than a year old, or with no income or accounts.
• Organisations with an annual income or reserves of over £1 million.
• Commercially available off-the-shelf products for staff use.
• Apps or websites for income generation or staff administration.
• Networking or telephony costs.
• Existing projects or services.
• Projects benefitting fewer than 25 people directly.
• Projects where the service cost per beneficiary is over £300.
• The financial request is less than 25% of the entire project budget.
• Schools (other than existing partner schools).
• Core running costs.
• Political or lobbying work.
• Local authorities or councils.
• Loans/debt repayments.
• Retrospective costs.
• Consultancy costs.
• Projects that seek to build an endowment.
• Large national charities.
• Projects whose beneficiaries are abroad.

Eligible Expenditure

Projects that are more likely to be funded include:

• The development and delivery of new services, solutions, training, apps, analytics, AI, robotics, or accessibility features/hardware.
• Projects where WCIT is a material or sole funder.
• Projects where WCIT is the sole funder of the IT component of a larger project.
• Organisations that could benefit from pro-bono support.

Proposed projects should demonstrate an innovative use of IT, be scalable for wider replication, and be sustainable over time.

How To Apply

The next deadline for applications is 14 August 2026. Decisions will be made at the end of September 2026.

Guidance notes and an online grants portal are available from the WCIT Charity website.