January 2026
The 2025/26 grants programme is now closed to new applications.
Thank you to everyone that applied and congratulations to those who were successful. We hope that the funding and the equipment it buys makes positive impact on the communities you serve.
Programme summary
The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority’s (LCRCA’s) local investment plan for the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) included a grants programme focused on Digital Connectivity for Community Facilities. VOLA was appointed to manage this programme.
Since early 2023, the programme has made 213 grant awards to 188 local, grass-roots, not-for-profit community organisations across the Liverpool City Region, with £1,533,000 invested in supporting the development of 201 new or improved community digital facilities.
The impact of the grants on the organisations and communities they serve has been nothing short of remarkable!
An independent evaluation of the initial 2023-25 programme took place in early 2025. The full report is available here.
Watch these short films to see how the grant has helped two organisation who received funding.
FC St Helens Community Football Club
Wirral Change
We will update this page if any further funding is secured for next year.