Digital Inclusion Fund

We are funding community groups that are actively engaged with SNG Communities.

All groups will be checked against the eligibility criteria below. 

1. Eligible groups include: 

• Not-for-profit organisations 
• Registered charities 
• Charitable incorporated organisations (CIOs) 
• Community interest companies (CICs) limited by guarantee 
• Community and voluntary groups 
• Community benefit societies 
• Social enterprises (not-for-profit) 

1. Groups must have a written constitution or governing document that includes the group’s aims/purpose, objectives, and a dissolution clause or asset lock (setting out what would happen to any remaining funds if the group closes). 
2. Groups must be governed by a voluntary trustee or management committee with a minimum of three members, at least two of whom are unrelated. 
3. Groups must have a bank account in the organisation’s name with at least two unrelated signatories. 

Grants of between £300 and £1,000 are available. 

£13,000 is available for the Digital Inclusion Fund. 

We anticipate awarding approximately 13 to 15 grants in this funding round. 

To be eligible, your project must take place in a community where we have homes and whose work will directly benefit SNG customers and you must be able to demonstrate how you will engage with and benefit SNG customers. 

An interactive MAP is available to help you demonstrate this detail in your application i.e. what areas your participants come from and how these fall with SNG Communities. The search function on the right hand side can be used to enter the postcode of your project.  

We will undertake core due diligence checks. 

We will ask you to provide: 

Your governing document (one of the following): 

• A constitution (for unincorporated associations or charities) 
• Articles of association (for CICs or companies limited by guarantee) 
• A trust deed (for charitable trusts) 

Your most recent accounts 

For more information about our due diligence process, see What we will ask for & Why. 

To apply, you will need to set up an account and create a project page via our partners at ActionFunder. 

Click here to apply for this fund

Once your project is set up, you will be matched to funds that are available to you. You can also search for SNG open funds. 

There is helpful guidance in the ActionFunder Help Centre. 

The following articles will help guide you through the process: 

1. Creating a project 
2. Working Offline on Your Project Application 

 An offline version of the application form can be obtained by emailing: grants@sng.org.uk

The Digital Inclusion Fund encourages applications from projects that improve digital access, skills, and connectivity - through group sessions or one-to-one support - helping people get online and stay connected. Within your application you should detail how your project aims to improve confidence, skills and connectivity in our communities.  

 The SNG Digital inclusion Fund provides grants of up to £1,000 to support organisations.  

Please note: 

• We will fund equipment, and other costs needed to directly deliver the 1:1 and group digital sessions. Staff costs may be included where they are directly attributable to the delivery of the activity. Refreshments can be included. 
• Equipment/Capital costs can be up to 50% of the funding applied for i.e. a maximum of £500. 
• Unfortunately, we cannot fund core costs (for example, rent and utilities).  

Please include as much detail as possible in your budget. 

For example: 

Good practice: 

10 × 2-hour digital skills sessions (20 hours of digital support staff delivery time) – 20 × £25 per hour: £500 

Here we can see the number of sessions, how long each session lasts and the breakdown of staff time. 

Poor practice: 

Workshops: £500 

Here we have no detail on the number of sessions, the length of sessions, or what the costs are for.

This is an open application programme, and applications close on 3 November 2026 

We will aim to share funding decisions by 9 December 2026. 

If you are offered funding, it takes an average of two weeks to complete due diligence and transfer funds. Please monitor your emails (including your junk folder) for updates from ActionFunder. The sooner you accept the offer and provide the requested information; the sooner funding can be released. 

The deadline for projects to have been delivered and completed is 12 March 2027. 

If your application is successful and you receive funding, you will be required to meet our reporting requirements. You will be asked to complete a light-touch end-of-project report. 

You will be notified of reporting requirements through the ActionFunder platform when funding is awarded. 

We would also welcome updates throughout the project via ActionFunder, including what has gone well and any challenges. You will be able to post comments, videos and photos to keep us updated.