The DPO Centre Charity and Community Fund

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 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.
• Lead to 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.