Press Release ·
The Grants Office has been formally established and today launches its official website at grants.gov.vin, where its grant programmes, the conditions attached to an award and the register of awards will be published.
Grants and guidance
- Programmes
Six grant programmes opening between 14 September and 5 October 2026, sharing a provision of 1.86m credits.
- How to Apply
Who may apply, the seven steps of an application and the timetable for assessment and decision.
- Conditions of Grant
The conditions attached to every award, how payment is claimed and what must be reported.
- Register of Awards
The 37 awards made under interim arrangements before establishment, and the register's publication schedule.
- Statistics
The Office's first statistical release on applications received, awards made and provision remaining.
- Frequently Asked Questions
What a grant may pay for, how decisions are reached, when money is paid and what must be reported.
Latest announcements
All news- Grants Office Opens Six Grant Programmes
Six programmes open to application between 14 September and 5 October 2026, with a combined provision of 1.86m credits and awards ranging from 1,000 to 250,000 credits.
- Grants Office Publishes Application Arrangements and Assessment Timetable
Guidance on who may apply, the seven steps of an application and the six stages of assessment is published from today. Decisions on the first programmes are due between 11 December 2026 and 29 January 2027.
- Grants Office Publishes First Register of Awards
The register records 37 awards totalling 412,500 credits, made under interim arrangements between 10 August and 5 September 2026 from 96 applications received.
About the Grants Office
The Grants Office of the Velocity Interoperability Network administers the Grant Fund on behalf of the Velocity Interoperability Network. It sets the terms on which grants are offered, assesses applications, makes and pays awards, and monitors the work they fund.
Grants are made to member organisations, to research bodies working on the standards and measurement of the Network, to education bodies and to community bodies providing public access to Network services. Every award is entered in a public register.
Milestones
6 September 2026
Grants Office established
Responsibility for the grant programmes of the Network: setting the terms of award, assessing applications, making and paying grants, and publishing the register of awards.
6 September 2026
grants.gov.vin launched
Press releases, the terms of every open programme, guidance on applying and the conditions attached to an award published on the official website.
6 September 2026
Six programmes and the first register published
Six programmes confirmed with a combined provision of 1.86m credits, together with the assessment timetable and the register of the 37 awards made under interim arrangements.
Forthcoming
First decisions and quarterly reporting
Decisions on the first four programmes are due between 11 December 2026 and 29 January 2027. The first quarterly register and statistical release, covering the quarter ending 31 December 2026, will be published in January 2027.