Get Connected: Investment Cycles

Cycle 1 – closed April 2010

Cycle 1 of the Get Connected project is now closed for Applications. See Organisations that have been awarded cycle 1 funding (scroll down for cycle 1 list).

Cycle 2 – closed August 2010

Cycle 2 of the Get Connected project is now closed for Applications. See Organisations that have been awarded cycle 2 funding (scroll down for cycle 2 list).

Cycle 3 – closed November 2010

Cycle 3 of the Get Connected project is now closed for Applications. See Organisations that have been awarded cycle 3 funding.

Cycle 4 – closed March 2011

Cycle 4 of the Get Connected project is now closed for Applications. See Organisations that have been awarded cycle 4 funding.

General eligibility

All investment bids will need to show how people who use services, family carers and/or staff will benefit from improved access to information and communication technology (ICT). The funding is for capital expenditure that will support adult social care providers and organisations to extend personalisation through enhanced access to ICT.

All bids must cover one or both of these objectives:

• improving access by people who use services, carers and staff to ICT to enhance the quality of life offered within the service and/or
• improving access by people who use services, carers or staff to ICT that will support their learning, training and development.

Further information about Get Connected is available in the FAQs.