Ongoing UKSPF funding opportunities:
- UKSPF Local Business Support will open for applications at 10am on Monday 13 May and will close at 4pm on Wednesday 29 May. Details below.
- Multiply Dundee closed for applications on Monday 6 May.
Local Business Support
Applications to UKSPF Local Business Support will open at 10am on Monday 13 May and will close at 4pm on Wednesday 29 May. Applications will be invited for projects to deliver the following activities:
- SME upskilling - funding for specialist providers to deliver tailored skills development programmes for SMEs in Dundee.
- Support for SMEs to access overseas markets - funding for specialist providers to design and deliver support programmes for local businesses to get them export ready.
- Dundee accelerator programme - funding for specialist providers to design and deliver accelerator programmes in Dundee to empower local businesses.
Guidance on how to apply will be made available here shortly.
Please keep an eye on this page and the DCC External Funding X (formerly known as Twitter) account for further updates.
Multiply Dundee
Multiply Dundee closed for applications at 4pm on Monday 6th May 2024. Successful applicants will be notified in due course.
Background
The UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) is a three year £2.6 billion UK-wide fund launched in April 2022 as a domestic replacement to the EU Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF). It is a core component of the UK Government’s Levelling Up agenda.
Dundee City Council has been allocated £5,608,964 to invest in local projects until March 2025. This is broken down into £4.6m for core UKSPF funding, and £968,616 for Multiply, the national adult numeracy programme. The core funding will be targeted at three main investment areas:
- Communities and Place
- Supporting Local Business
- People and Skills
An Investment Plan was submitted to the UK Government on 1 August 2022 setting out a vision for the interventions which would be prioritised for support from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. It was approved in December 2022.
If you have any questions please contact the funding team at externalfunding@dundeecity.gov.uk