CONWY County Borough Council is inviting organisations to submit applications for projects to be supported by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF).

The UKSPF is a central pillar of the UK Government’s Levelling Up agenda and will provide £2.6bn of funding for investment across the UK by March 2025.

Conwy has been awarded an allocation of more than £20m to invest and spend by March 2025.

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The overarching objective of the fund is to build pride in place and increase life chances and the UKSPF aims to achieve this through three investment priorities:

• Community and place.

• Supporting businesses.

• People and skills.

In addition, funds are available to support adult numeracy (the “Multiply” programme).

Conwy County Borough Council is working alongside the other North Wales local authorities to administer and manage the programme on a regional basis.

The decision on which projects are awarded the funding is made with a partnership comprising a range of strategic stakeholders and partners advising and making recommendations on the key priorities and how the investment should be targeted.

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The North Wales local authorities are looking to support large, strategic projects with a minimum value of £250,000.

Project applications that involve grant programmes or another means to distribute the funds to smaller projects and other organisations and beneficiaries are encouraged.

Projects should be predominantly revenue based, although small capital projects can be considered for support.

All projects will need to be fully completed and claimed by December 31, 2024 at the latest.

Any organisation wishing to apply must submit their online application by no later than 12pm on February 24.