UK Community Renewal Fund (UKCRF)

The fund is for revenue projects that can deliver by the end of March 2022.

Projects should set realistic start and end dates as well as realistic milestones, taking account of the fact that all expenditure must be incurred by 31 March 2022. Costs may only be incurred from the point of approval onwards - retrospective costs will not be paid.

South Tyneside Prospectus

Projects must deliver activity in line with the South Tyneside UKCRF Prospectus. This sets out our key priorities, and the aims of the fund identified by Government. Read the South Tyneside UKCRF Prospectus.

Read about the Government aims at GOV.UK: UK Community Renewal Fund: Prioritisation of places methodology note.

Priorities

There are four investment priorities of the fund, which are:

• investment in skills
• investment for local business
• investment in communities and place
• supporting people into employment

Bids may cover multiple themes or just one theme.

Project size, scale and area

There is no minimum or maximum amount of funding that you can apply for. This is to encourage a range of innovative projects that can deliver for residents and businesses in South Tyneside.

However, we would point out that the Government guidance says they anticipate supporting a range of projects by theme and size, but applicants are encouraged to maximise impact and deliverability through larger projects (£500,000+) where possible.

Projects should: 

• benefit some or all areas of South Tyneside, and
• reflect on how they can deliver in the most disadvantaged areas of the Borough

South Tyneside Council would like UK Community Renewal Fund projects to provide the maximum benefit to businesses, residents, and communities in South Tyneside.

While we will support regional and cross Local Authority bids, such projects must clearly demonstrate what they will deliver in South Tyneside, how they will do so and the impact it will have in South Tyneside. 

We will not be pulling together projects from multiple organisations. However, if appropriate we would encourage the bundling of smaller projects into wider packages, particularly given the challenges of delivering projects by the UKCRF deadline of 31 March 2022.

Type of funding

The UK Community Renewal Fund is predominantly a revenue programme.

Government guidance states that 90% of funding available through the UK Community Renewal Fund is revenue funding, with a small amount of capital funding. Prospective applicants should calibrate their bids accordingly. 

We would encourage applicants to focus on revenue-based projects.

Other funding

Match funding is not mandatory and the UKCRF may fund up to 100% of the costs. However, the Government encourages applicants to maximise leverage of other funding, where appropriate. This includes other government funding where relevant. This will be assessed as part of the value for money considerations.

Outputs and results

For information on outputs, outcomes, indicators, eligible beneficiaries (including age), read the UK Community Renewal Fund: Technical note for project applicants and delivers. 

For local priorities, read the South Tyneside UKCRF Prospectus.