I’m the new Digital Participation Development Officer with the Digital team at SCVO so I’m going to be looking after all things Challenge Fund and Charter related. After two successful rounds of the Digital Challenge Fund there are 58 projects being supported across the length and breadth of the country, these projects have been awarded funds to the tune of over £300,000.  That’s great news. What do all these projects have in common?  They all have the same ultimate goal – to teach [Basic Digital Skills](http://digital.scvo.scot/about/basic-digital-skills/) to those who don’t have them, in order to tackle the problem of digital exclusion in Scotland. Over the past few weeks, we’ve been making sure we’re up to date with all of the fantastic work that these projects are doing but we’ve also been working hard on another little project that we can now announce. So, what’s the even better news? We’re about to do it all again. That’s right, we have another £300,000 from the Scottish Government, topped up to £325,000 through the kind support of BT, to use to support organisations helping to tackle the issue of digital exclusion and we’ll start accepting applications on the **27th July**. We have some core focus groups that we’re looking to support with the fund and these are: * Older people * Disabled people * Ethnic minority groups * Remote and rural communities * People seeking benefits * Glasgow focused projects Awards that we make will range from £100 up to £10,000. So, now we’ve got the ball rolling, don your thinking caps and let us hear all of the fantastic and innovative ideas you have for improving the lives of those who currently lack [Basic Digital Skills](http://digital.scvo.scot/about/basic-digital-skills/). Find out more information on the Challenge Fund [here](http://digital.scvo.scot/resources/challenge-fund/). --- ## About SCVO SCVO (Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations) is the national membership organisation for Scotland's voluntary sector. Our role is to champion the role of voluntary organisations in Scotland and to support them to do work that has a positive impact. SCVO supports members and the wider voluntary sector with all aspects of setting up and running a voluntary organisation. SCVO represents the needs and concerns of the voluntary sector to the Scottish government in Holyrood and UK government and Westminster. Through our learning and events programme SCVO offers training and development opportunities to the sector. Members access an extensive membership benefits package including specialist, in-depth, 1-to-1 guidance from our Information Services team and from professional service partners. Access to exclusive membership networks (including comms, employers, governance and policy) supports members to grow their connections, stay up to date, exchange ideas and views with peers, and learn through tailored, learning opportunities. SCVO members enjoy free access to Funding Scotland Premium to stay on top of funding opportunities to support their organisation’s financial resilience. Discounts and savings savings on SCVO products and services (including our HR service, managed IT support, payroll service and events and training) and partner offers provide members with support to allow them to focus on delivering their organisation’s goals. Further SCVO products and services include [extensive digital support](https://scvo.scot/support/digital), a climate action resource [Growing Climate Confidence](https://climateconfident.scot), a voluntary sector publication [Third Force News](https://tfn.scot) and a voluntary sector jobs and recruitment service [Goodmoves](https://goodmoves.org). For more information on SCVO membership, visit [SCVO membership](https://scvo.scot/membership)