# Paul Hamlyn Foundation and Comic Relief announce £2.4 million Tech for Good fund - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/01/25/paul-hamlyn-foundation-comic-relief-announce-2-4m-tech-for-good-fund/ - Published: 2019-01-25T09:30:36+00:00 - Author: Melanie May **Paul Hamlyn Foundation and Comic Relief are to continue running the Tech for Good programme for another three years, offering funding totalling £2.4 million.** The Tech for Good fund supports not for profit organisations that are using technology to deliver new ideas and improve services. Comic Relief and Paul Hamlyn Foundation have already co-funded two rounds of Tech for Good, in 2017 and 2018. The 2018 round saw 13 successful applicants, including [Addaction](https://www.addaction.org.uk/), [The Children’s Society](https://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/), [The Developer Society](https://www.dev.ngo/), and [Elizabeth Finn Care](https://www.turn2us.org.uk/Get-Support/Turn2us-Funds/Turn2us-Elizabeth-Finn-Fund) win funding of up to £47,000 each. As part of the programme, funded partners also receive access to support from experts and advisors, and the opportunity to collaborate and share learning with other teams. ## Advertisement Previously funded projects have included the development of a Braille e-reader, a programme to digitise food vouchers for fruit and vegetable markets, and an app to help young people who sleep rough find a safe place to stay. Moira Sinclair, Chief Executive of Paul Hamlyn Foundation said: > “Tech for Good has stimulated inspired digital responses to a range of social > issues – and our involvement has also helped us as a Foundation to better understand > the potential of digitally focused solutions. We are pleased to be making a longer > term commitment to this valuable partnership with Comic Relief, and look forward > to seeing how these innovative projects evolve as the fund continues.” Comic Relief’s CEO Liz Warner added: > “We are delighted to be announcing this three-year commitment to co-fund the Tech > for Good programme with Paul Hamlyn Foundation. Tech for Good has supported innovative > and impactful projects to date, and offered opportunities for learning and sharing > across the sector. We look forward to continuing with this area of work, and the > impact it will undoubtedly have for the organisations we will fund, and their > service users.” The next application round will be open from 11 February to 25 March. The application will go live [here](https://www.comicrelief.com/funding/funding-opportunities), and more details can be found on the [Tech for Good Hub](https://www.comicrelief.com/your-impact/how-we-make-grants/tech-for-good). * **[Comic Relief and NET announce new £3.4 million fund for BAME projects](https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/07/02/comic-relief-net-announce-new-3-4m-fund-for-bame-projects/)**( 2 July 2020) * **[£3 million fund launches to support UK communities experiencing racial inequalities](https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/11/02/3m-fund-launches-to-support-uk-communities-experiencing-racial-inequalities/)**( 2 November 2020) * **[Ruth Davison takes up CEO role at Refuge – & other charity mover news](https://fundraising.co.uk/2021/03/10/ruth-davison-takes-up-ceo-role-refuge-other-charity-mover-news/)**( 10 March 2021) ![Loading](https://fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/page-views-count/ajax-loader- 2x.gif)