WCIT – IT4Good Grant Programme

WCIT Charity funds innovative technology projects, up to £15,000. It won’t pay for a standard website, licences or kit: the tech has to be the point of the project, such as a new digital service, accessibility tool or data project that benefits at least 25 people.

Apply early, the round shuts at 50 applications.

• What they fund: Innovative technology projects where technology is a core part of the objective, in one of four focus areas: inclusion, education, technology for charities, or public understanding of technology. The funder is explicit that it does not fund routine purchases such as websites or standard IT infrastructure, and that projects primarily seeking funding for a website, laptops or software licences are unlikely to fit.
• Typical grants: Up to £15,000. The funder reports £26,795 left to award in 2026, so a realistic ask sits well under the ceiling.
• Who can apply: UK-registered charities. Your project needs to be innovative and benefit at least 25 people in the UK.
• The angle: The test is whether the technology is the point of the project or just the bill. A new digital service, an accessibility tool or a data project can clear it. A redesign, a set of licences or a batch of laptops will not. Routine operating costs and business-as-usual services are out too.
• Worth knowing: The round is capped at 50 applications and closes the moment it hits that cap, so 3 November is the latest it could run rather than the date to aim for. Competition is heavy: 205 applications last quarter for three grants. Decisions by 8 December. The programme reopens every three months, so a near miss is worth coming back to.

Could it pay for a charity website?

Probably No if your proposal is:

“We need £15,000 to rebuild our charity website.”

The funder names websites, laptops and software licences as things it doesn’t fund, so a build or a redesign on its own won’t get through.

Possibly Yes if your proposal is:

“We’re building an accessible online portal that lets the people we support manage their own care plans and find local help.”

Here the technology is the objective and the people you exist to help are the users, which is what the fund is looking for. The web build is how the service gets delivered, not the thing you’re asking for.