About the ICT Grant   Funding Quantum   ICT Grant Application Form

About the ICT Grant

This grant provides co-funding for charities to harness ICT to facilitate the submission of returns and transactions on the Charity Portal.    What is Covered? (1) Basic infrastructure components for all charities:    2 Computers (Desktop or Laptop)    1 Printer    1 Broadband Account    Office Automation Tools (2) Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) software for the enhancement of charities' basic operational capabilities (e.g. Microsoft Office, Anti-virus, Adobe Acrobat) and adoption of Charities Accounting Standard (CAS).   (3) Conversion of accounting systems to adopt CAS.

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Funding Quantum

Approved applications are co-funded up to 70% of the supported costs or 70% of the actual expenditure, whichever is lower. Item Capped at Computer (Desktop or Laptop) $1,100 per equipment Printer $256 per equipment Broadband (multi-user) $1,645 per account Office Automation Tools (e.g. eMail, eLeave, eForm, eNoticeboard, etc) $120 per user COTS software 2 units per software product Cumulative funding is capped at $100,000 per charity over 5 years (1 Apr 2012 to 31 Mar 2017).    Funding will be disbursed upon VCF Secretariat's receipt of the reimbursement claim by charities, supported with certified true copy of the vendor's invoice and delivery order.

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ICT Grant Application Form

Charities may submit the ICT Grant application form with their preferred vendor’s quotation. For project costs exceeding $3,000, charities should also submit 3 quotations of comparable scope / specifications.      All applications for ICT Grant should be submitted to the VCF Secretariat before the purchase or project commencment to be eligible for funding.   ICT Grant Application Form

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