UK Shared Prosperity Fund

UKSPF Funding extended for 2025/26

UK Shared Prosperity Funding allocations to Borough Councils for 2025/26 has been confirmed by East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA). Funding will be allocated to projects being delivered within the three main themes of Supporting Business, Communities and Place, and People and Skills. 

Watch the video below and visit our UKSPF success stories webpage to find out more about the projects we supported with Community Grants between 2022-25:

UKSPF 2025/26 Communities Grants Programme

COMMUNITY GRANT APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN!

Broxtowe Borough Council is again inviting grant applications from community groups for grant funding to support projects within the Communities and Place theme. Projects must be delivered in Broxtowe and must be able to spend any funding allocation between 30 June 2025 and 31 March 2026.

Please read the UKSPF Community Grant Guidance 2025/6 (Opens in a new window) carefully before starting the application process.

How to Apply:

To apply for funding, applicants must first contact Broxtowe Borough Council at SPF@broxtowe.gov.uk providing the following details:

• Brief outline of project and location.
• Total value of project.
• Value of grant requested.
• Project timescale - estimated start and end dates.

The Council will respond to discuss a grant application in more detail and to provide a formal invitation to apply to prospective applicants with eligible applications. The invitation to bid does not imply that an application will receive funding but that, based on the information available, it is eligible for funding.

Applications submitted without engaging in the pre-application process will not be accepted.

Timeline:

• Applications accepted 24 March 2025 - 9 May 2025.
• Successful applicants notified 16 June 2025.
• Project ready to begin 30 June 2025.
• Project complete by 31 March 2026.

For more information on applying for UKSPF funding through Broxtowe Borough Council - contact SPF@broxtowe.gov.uk

Further details of the SPF can be found on the UK Government's website (Opens in a new window).

Enquiries about the Shared Prosperity Fund can be sent to the Economic Development team at SPF@broxtowe.gov.uk