# Big Lottery Fund launches £15 million Digital Fund

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/10/10/big-lottery-fund-launches-15m-digital-fund/
- Published: 2018-10-10T09:30:02+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**The Big Lottery Fund is launching a £15 million Digital Fund to help charities
and community organisations use digital tools and approaches to support people and
communities.**

Applications open on 22 October 2018 and close on 3 December 2018. However, there
will also be further opportunities to apply in 2019.

[The Digital Fund](https://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/funding/programmes/digital-fund)
is currently offering two strands of funding. Digital Fund Strand 1 offers grants
of up to £500,000 and a tailored support package. The aim is to help established
charities use digital take a major leap forward, with grants expected to last from
one to four years. Digital Fund Strand 2 offers grants of up to £500,000 for newer
organisations that have already launched promising services that use digital to 
achieve scale or impact. These grants are also expected to last from one to four
years.

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Voluntary and community organisations, registered charities, social enterprises,
groups of organisations (if led by a voluntary and community organisations or social
enterprise), and community interest companies (with two or more directors), can 
all apply.

To apply for Strand 1 funding, organisations must have an income over £500,000 per
year. If income reached over £10m last year, the [Big Lottery Fund](https://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/)
will ask for a matching contribution tailored to the organisation’s size. Organisations
must be incorporated within the UK, and must work primarily in the voluntary and
community sector.

To be eligible for Strand 2, organisations must have been incorporated after the
year 2000, and must currently operate a product or service that is functional and
being used by the type of people and communities they plan to serve in future.

[Further information](https://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/funding/programmes/digital-fund/eligibility)
is available on the Big Lottery Fund site.

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