Innovation and Technology Fund for Application in Elderly and Rehabilitation Care
News
1. Application of Tranche 11 (March 2025 to June 2025)
The Tranche 11 of the Innovation and Technology Fund for Application in Elderly and Rehabilitation Care (I&T Fund) is open for application from 31 March 2025 (Monday) to 30 June 2025 (Monday) 5:00 p.m.
This Tranche ONLY accepts applications from Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and private organisations receiving subventions and/or subsidies from the Social Welfare Department (SWD) for providing subsidised residential care services for the elderly, including Contract Homes, or persons with disabilities, community care and support services for the elderly, or day rehabilitation and community support services for persons with disabilities.
2.Results of Application of Tranche 10 (March 2024 to July 2024)
| Item / Name | Download File |
|---|---|
| 1st cluster of approved projects / items |
For results of application of previous tranches, please click here.
Introduction
The Government earmarked $1 billion for setting up the Innovation and Technology Fund for Application in Elderly and Rehabilitation Care (I&T Fund) in December 2018 to subsidise eligible elderly and rehabilitation service units to procure, rent and trial use technology products, so as to improve the quality of life of service users as well as reduce the burden and pressure of care staff and carers. In 2024-25, the Government injected an additional $1 billion into the I&T Fund to enhance subsidies for eligible elderly and rehabilitation service units to procure, rent or trial technology product, as well as to expand the scope of the I&T Fund to cover technology products suitable for household use.
The Assessment Panel (AP) of the I&T Fund will examine and advise on the applications for the I&T Fund and recommends the amount of grants.
Eligibility
All service units from NGOs and private organisations receiving subsidies from SWD and providing residential care services for elderly and persons with disabilities, community care and support services for the elderly or day rehabilitation and community support services for persons with disabilities (PWDs) are eligible to make application. The application for procurement and rental of technology products has been extended to all non-subsidised private and self-financing residential care homes for the elderly and persons with disabilities from Tranche 8 launched in September 2022 onwards.
Submission of Application (Procurement, Rental and Lending of Technology Product)
NGOs and private organisations providing subvented / subsidised services
| Item／Name | Download File |
|---|---|
| Annex 2.1(a) – Application Form for Procurement of Technology Product (March 2025 Version) | Online Form Word |
| Annex 2.1(b) – Application Form for Rental of Technology Product (March 2025 Version) | Online Form Word |
| Annex 2.1(c) – Application Form for Lending of Technology Product (Single Applicant Organisation) (March 2025 Version) | Online Form Word |
| Annex 2.1(d) – Application Form for Lending of Technology Product (Joint Application by Multiple Organisations) (March 2025 Version) | Word |
| Annex 2.1(e) – Declaration of Consent Form (Applicable to Joint Application for Lending of Technology Product) (March 2025 Version) | Word |
| Annex 2.2(a) – Guidance Notes (Procurement / Rental) | |
| Annex 2.2(b) – Guidance Notes (Lending) |
Private / Self-financing residential care homes providing non-subsidised services
| Item／Name | Download File |
|---|---|
| Annex 2.1(a) – Application Form for Procurement of Technology Product (March 2025 Version) | Not open for application |
| Annex 2.1(b) – Application Form for Rental of Technology Product (March 2025 Version) | Not open for application |
Submission of Application (Trial Use of Technology Product)
| Item／Name | Download File |
|---|---|
| Annex 3.1 – Application Form for Trial use of Technology Product (March 2025 Version) | Online Form Word |
| Annex 3.2 – Guidance Notes (Trial Use) (March 2025 Version) | |
| Guidance Notes for Technical Proposal (Feb 2022 Version) |
Submission of Claim Certificate
| Item／Name | Download File |
|---|---|
| Annex 2.4 – Claim Certificate (with Quotation Record Sheet) (March 2025 version) | Word |
| Sample for Completing the Claim Certificate | Under Update |
| Annex 2.5 – Authority for Payment to a Bank (GF179A) (October 2023 Version) |
Guidelines and Reference
| Item／Name | Download File |
|---|---|
| I&T Fund Manual (March 2025 Version) | |
| Reference List of Recognised Technology Application Products (March 2025 Version) | |
| Points to note for submission of safety standard documents (Chinese Version Only) |
Enquiries
Secretariat to Innovation and Technology Fund for Application in Elderly and Rehabilitation Care
Rehabilitation and Medical Social Services Branch
| Address： | Room 502, 5/F, West Coast International Building, 290-296 Un Chau Street, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon |
|---|---|
| Tel. No.： | 3106 2852 / 3106 2846 / 3106 2870 / 3106 2876 |
| Fax No.： | 3188 2845 |