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The Data Protection Officer (DPO) Centre is accepting applications for grants of up to £10,000 to help organisations access data protection consultancy advice and services to ensure that they run efficiently and remain compliant with the law.
Through the Charity and Community Fund, a total of £150,000 is available each year across three funding rounds 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.
- Decrease the potential for 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.
- 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.
There are typically three application periods throughout the year.
The next deadline for applications is 1 May 2025.
