National Community Renewal Fund
7th April 2021
Details for delivery of the new National Community Renewal Fund have been announced.
This fund has been set up by the Government to support people and communities most in need, to tackle disadvantage and break down the barriers to employment and better skills.
Specific local authority areas in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire have been identified as areas prioritised for access to the fund, based on an index of economic measures around productivity, household income, unemployment, skills and population density.
Bids being welcomed from a range of organisations including local authorities, public sector organisations, higher and further education institutions, private sector organisations and registered charities. Piloting new approaches and innovative ideas at a local level will be a key part of the projects to be funded.
Eligible applications for funding will be for projects that will secure:
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Investment in skills - work-based training; retraining, upskilling/reskilling; and promoting digital skills and inclusion
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Investment for local business - supporting entrepreneurs to create more job opportunities; encouraging businesses to develop their innovation potential; and supporting decarbonisation measures
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Investment in communities and place - feasibility studies for delivering net-zero/local energy projects; promoting culture-led regeneration and community development; improving green spaces and preserving important local assets; and promoting rural connectivity.
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Support people into employment - aupporting people on their journey towards employment; identifying/addressing barriers to employment/moving closer to the labour market; raising aspirations / supporting individual to access employment support; supporting people to develop basic skills for sustainable work; testing what works in helping people move towards work.
This programme is now closed.
