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The Investing in Communities Fund (ICF) recognises the important role communities play in tackling climate change, and has therefore reflected this in the priorities of the fund. All projects must demonstrate how they meet the objective of ensuring a just transition to net zero. What this means.
Dec 10, 2021 · This guidance will help applicants prepare and submit applications to the Investing in Communities Fund (ICF), which is a three year fund being delivered over the period from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2026 providing grants of up to £350,000 in total over this funding period.
The UK Community Renewal Fund will provide £220 million of additional funding over 2021-2022 to help us move smoothly away from the EU structural fund programme and prepare for the UK...
- Ministerial Foreword
- Introduction
- UK Community Renewal Fund: An Overview
- UK Community Renewal Fund: Investment Priorities
- Distribution of The UK Community Renewal Fund
- Administering The Fund: Process and Selection
- Assessment of Bids by UK Government: Assessment Criteria
- Leveraging Other Funds
- Grant Funding and Payments
- Monitoring and Evaluation
Now is the right time to prepare for our national recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic. We want people across all parts of the UK to see, feel, and experience the benefits as we bounce back and level up. Now we have left the European Union, the opportunities to deliver this ambition are in our own hands. Investment from EU Structural Funds will...
The UK’s departure from the European Union is an historic opportunity to build a productive and prosperous economy that is fit for the future and works for all people, communities and nations across the United Kingdom. As we build back better from the COVID-19 pandemic, this government will deliver growth that levels up opportunity, is aligned to o...
2.2 How the Fund will work – a summary
This prospectus sets out how the UK Community Renewal Fund will operate across the UK and is a guide for applicants entering the process. A summary is provided below and a glossary of terms is provided at Annex A. The following details apply to the UK Community Renewal Fund only and do not predetermine the approach to the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. We will publish further details on the UK Shared Prosperity Fund in a UK-wide Investment Framework later this year and the profile will be confirm...
We know the EU structural funds programmes were administratively burdensome and overly prescriptive. At times, local partners were unable to invest funds in line with the needs of their area where local demand did not align with the overly prescriptive funding priorities and ‘priority axes’. We will change this, and instead empower places to take a...
4.1 Distribution of funding in Great Britain
The UK government will run a competitive process that all places in Great Britain are eligible to apply for. Bids for the UK Community Renewal Fund will be managed by the following, hereafter referenced as the ‘lead authority’: 1. Mayoral Combined Authorities, where they exist in England 2. The Greater London Authority 3. County Councils 4. Unitary authorities elsewhere in England and in Scotland and Wales These lead authorities must invite bids from project applicants prior to submitting a s...
4.2 Distribution of funding in Northern Ireland
A different approach will be taken for Northern Ireland, where UK government will run a national competition against a fixed national allocation. All areas in Northern Ireland are eligible for funding and applicants will be able to apply directly to UK government. This will equate to £11 million of funding. Distributing funding through a national competition rather than through local councils takes account of the different local government landscape in Northern Ireland compared to Great Brita...
4.3 Distribution of funding in Gibraltar
As a recipient of EU structural funds, Gibraltar will also be eligible for up to £500,000 of investment from this fund. We will discuss this directly with the Government of Gibraltar and the following sections do not apply.
5.1 Overview of delivery approach
We are committed to ensuring that local partners across the UK can shape investment from the UK Community Renewal Fund. The approach outlined below applies to the UK Community Renewal Fund only. Further details on the UK Shared Prosperity Fund delivery approach will be published in the UK Shared Prosperity Fund Investment Framework later this year.
5.2.3 Monitoring and evaluation
We expect successful proposals to meet the following requirements for monitoring and evaluation: 1. All proposals will be required to set out the intended impact of the project. 2. Project performance will be monitored by progress against agreed targets and milestones. 3. Applicants, if successful, will need to develop an evaluation plan with between 1-2% of their award to be dedicated to that evaluation with a minimum threshold of £10,000. All projects will be monitored either by the lead au...
5.3 Information for lead authorities in Great Britain
Detailed requirements will be published shortly for lead authorities, setting out a number of minimum requirements for their role for UK Community Renewal Fund expenditure. In Great Britain, we are inviting lead authorities to undertake the following role: 1. Invite bids from a range of project applicants, including but not limited to universities, voluntary and community sector organisations, and umbrella business groups. Any legally constituted organisation delivering an appropriate service...
The UK government will assess all bids from across the UK against the assessment criteria below. Final decisions to approve or reject a bid will be made by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, now the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. Where appropriate, UK government will seek advice from the Devolved Admin...
The UK government encourages applicants and lead authorities to maximise the leverage of other funding. This has a number of benefits including enhanced alignment with other provision and efficient delivery which increases value for money. We recognise that not all projects or applicants will be able to secure match funding, and it is not expected ...
Following conclusion of the selection process, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, now the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities will enter into agreements with: 1. Lead authorities – for an agreed package of projects as well as bid coordination and appraisal support where relevant (as set out at sections 4.1 a...
The monitoring and evaluation requirements for applicants are set out in section 5.2 above. The UK government is placing greater emphasis on high-quality evaluation, which is critical to understanding what works. To support this, at a national level, we will be setting up evaluation networks to support the development of evaluation plans, sharing o...
Investing in Communities. Making small grants to community organisations and local charities in Kent to strengthen their resilience and build their capacity to deliver sustainable, face-to-face services to people at the margins of society.
Nov 15, 2021 · The Fund aims to support community anchor organisations based in the places they serve by delivering activity across the following four areas for action in our most disadvantaged and fragile communities across Scotland: tackling poverty and inequality; sustaining place-based approaches; community-led regeneration;
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Every year, we invest £1.7m into our community investment programme, and last year we secured £540,000 of external funding to expand our offer. We support local communities with a wide range of innovative projects, including financial support, wellbeing support and digital inclusion. We also help to get people into work, employment and training.
