The Local Digital Fund aims to help councils transform their digital services in line with the Local Digital Declaration.

In our latest round of funding, we’re looking to award approximately £2.5 million in funding for Discovery, Alpha or Beta projects that will:

• solve a common local government issue

• make local government services safer, more resilient and cheaper to run

To be eligible, applications must meet the eligibility and assessment criteria outlined in the Local Digital Fund Prospectus.

Applications are open for 6 weeks from Thursday 13 October until Thursday 24 November 2022. All applications must be submitted using the relevant application form on the Local Digital website by 5.30pm on 24 November.

For more information and to put your questions to the team, join our webinar on Wednesday 19 October, 11am to 12:30pm.

Find out more in our latest blog and visit our website to apply.

Over the past few months, we’ve been working with colleagues at councils to think about how we can further help local government realise the ambitions of the Local Digital Declaration.

We’re delighted to announce that, as part of our next phase of work, we’ll be piloting a new opportunity called Future Councils.

Future Councils will be a partnership with a group of councils that will take a whole-council approach, delivering replicable pathways to digital and cyber security reform that other councils can follow.

You can hear more about Future Councils at our Round 6 webinar on Wednesday 19 October, 11am to 12:30pm or by reading the end of our latest blog.