UK Shared Prosperity Funding

North Tyneside Council secured £1.5 million of funding that organisations in the North West of the Borough were invited to bid for. The project is funded by the Government’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund through the North of Tyne Combined Authority and is now administered by the North East Combined Authority.

The UK Shared Prosperity Funding (UKSPF) was made available to any voluntary and community sector organisations, including individual resident’s groups or youth organisations that provide services in the following wards:

  • Camperdown
  • Weetslade
  • Longbenton

The funding on offer ranged from large-scale projects to smaller grants for individual residents and residents’ organisations. North Tyneside Council is the lead organisation and is partnering with North Tyneside VODA to deliver the programme.

North Tyneside Community Partnership Funding Deadlines:

  • Capital Grants Fund: 4pm Friday 12 July (CLOSED)
  • Medium Grants Fund: 4pm 30 June 2024 (CLOSED)
  • Small Grants Fund: 31 December 2024

The large Community Partnership Fund and the Community Youth Fund closed for applications on 17 November 2023. 

All funding must be spent by February 2025. 

UKSPF Funding Streams

Capital Grant Funding

Closed 4pm 12 July 2024

Medium Grant Funding
£1,000 - £10,000

Closed 30 June 2024

Funding advice from VODA

VODA has a Funding Advice Service, which is separate to this application process. If you would like support, you can email development@dev.voda.org.uk. Our Funding Advice Service is very popular, so please allow as much time as possible to contact the Funding Advice Service.

Any queries not covered in the guidance should be addressed to admin@dev.voda.org.uk

More about the UK Shared Prosperity Fund

This project is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund with the North East Combined Authority as the lead authority.

The North East Combined Authority is led by an Elected Mayor and Cabinet and covers the seven local authority areas of County Durham, Gateshead, Newcastle, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside and Sunderland. 

The UK Shared Prosperity Fund is a central pillar of the UK Governments’ Levelling Up agenda and provides £2.6 billion of funding for local investment by March 2025.

The fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK, investing in communities and place, supporting local business and people and skills. 

Visit the UKSPF Prospectus online for more information. 

 

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