UK IT Equipment Grants/Funding?

[j224]

Sorry if this is the wrong forum. I couldn't see one specifically related to grants/funding.

 

Does anyone know of anything available for UK schools to help with buying new IT equipment?

 

We've got a 5 year plan containing lots of computer, Chromebook, iPad and interactive display purchasing/upgrading.

 

I've got a few lease quotes if we have to go down that route but obviously any grants available will soften the blow!

 

Thanks.

[jslate1980]

Sorry if this is the wrong forum. I couldn't see one specifically related to grants/funding.

 

Does anyone know of anything available for UK schools to help with buying new IT equipment?

 

We've got a 5 year plan containing lots of computer, Chromebook, iPad and interactive display purchasing/upgrading.

 

I've got a few lease quotes if we have to go down that route but obviously any grants available will soften the blow!

 

Thanks.

Hi,

 

I spent time researching this, being honest there is very little out there. And stipulations on the grants made it impossible.

 

One approach that worked for me which wasn't a grant, was look at salix energy efficiency loan scheme.

 

We replaced over 250 desktop pc's that were between 7-10 years old with 7th gen i3 nucs.

This was not viable on its own without replacing all lighting with LEDs. So we placed a dual bid to replace both lighting and PCs.

 

Jon

[j224]

Hi Jon,

 

I also found very little in the way of funding in my searches. So I thought I'd ask the good people here.

 

I'll have a look into Salix but I'm not too hopeful because we replaced the vast majority of our lighting to LED panels a couple of years ago!