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Ufi Charitable Trust

Archived Information Technology Miscellaneous Antrim & Newtownabbey Ards & North Down Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon Belfast City Causeway Coast and Glens Derry City and Strabane England Fermanagh and Omagh Great Britain Lisburn and Castlereagh Mid and East Antrim Mid Ulster Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland Scotland Wales Large (over £60,000)

Overview

Ufi is a UK based charity. It aims to improve UK productivity by making innovative use of digital technology to increase the skills of the UK workforce. Its projects are all intended to demonstrate how digital approaches can bring more learning to more people, more of the time in order to improve the workforce skills available to UK businesses and organisations, and improve outcomes for individuals by enhancing their workplace skills.

Who can apply?

Ufi funding is available to individuals, businesses and organisations in the United Kingdom.

Current Grant Funding Types

VocTech Ignite - Our earliest stage support for those new to grant funding or needing extra help to bring their ideas to life.

VocTech Seed – Our test bed where the first spark of an idea can be scoped and tested in the supportive environment that Ufi funding provides.

VocTech Impact - Our launchpad for projects that have a well-developed idea, can deliver to a large number of learners during the project period, and have clear routes to market after the funding ends.

For examples of projects they have funded click here

They operate either single Grant Funding calls for a specific type of project or Challenge calls where we may combine funding types to test out different approaches.

Live and future funding calls will be published on their website, with clear instructions for how and when to apply.

Their Delivery Plan outlines what they will focus on and the funding they have available. It can be found here