The DPO Centre is accepting applications for grants of up to £10,000 to help organisations across the UK access data protection consultancy advice and services, ensuring they run efficiently and remain compliant with the law.
Through the Charity and Community Fund, a total of £50,000 is available for charities and not-for-profit organisations to achieve the following outcomes:
- Provide immediate access to subject matter experts and a broadly experienced team of data protection professionals.
- Remove ‘unknowns’ experienced when conducting a similar process internally.
- Reduce the risk of compliance failure across an organisation.
- Provide a substantial reduction in regulatory and reputational risk.
- Improved trust, increased engagement, reputation, and organisational value.
Grants can be used to cover up to 80% of the total project costs and can be used for services such as:
- Information Asset Register and Data Mapping.
- Policy Drafting and Review.
- Impact Assessments and Gap Analysis.
- Data Protection Training.
- Data Sharing and International Transfers.
- Privacy-by-Design.
- Data Protection Readiness.
There is a two-stage application process. Groups should first submit an online application through the DPO Centre website. DPO will then contact successful groups to complete a full application.
The next deadline for applications is 31 May 2026.