BUSINESS FUNDING
DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT GRANT
The Digital Development Grant is aimed at enhancing the digital capabilities of Scottish businesses.
It is funded by West Lothian Council's Economic Growth Plan.
VAT registered business you can receive a grant of up to £7,500.00 against a total project cost of £15K. Please note all VAT costs are excluded from the grant sum awarded.
Businesses that are not VAT registered can apply for grants of up to £1,000 against a project spend of £2K. All grant awards will be paid retrospectively. Businesses must be SMEs and have been trading for a minimum of 6 months.
If you have been awarded a Digital Development Grant within the last 12 months, please do not apply.
The purpose of the fund includes:
- Reducing (non-staff) operational costs
- Improving market share
- Increasing revenue
- Improving cyber security
- Moving the business online
Eligible Expenditure is to introduce new digital capabilities to your business:
- Enhancing Digital Skills of Workforce
- Purchase of Software and IT, Digital Hardware
- Improving IT Infrastructure
- Building an E-commerce Website
- Developing an App
Before registering your interest in this grant, please review our business funding guide here. In this guide, you will find helpful information regarding our priorities, our key sectors and pre-application eligibility criteria.
To register interest and find out more please email - invest@westlothian.gov.uk
Our budgets are limited. Grants are awarded at our discretion and based on their likely economic impact. Where a business is awarded a grant, they may not reapply for further funding within 18 months.
Funding Success Story - Capital Power Clean
Livingston-based business Capital Power Clean Ltd. successfully applied for the Digital Development Grant in order to invest in a new software system. This funding has resulted in increased efficiency and productivity for the business.