UK Shared Prosperity Fund
UKSPF Funding on hold for 2026/27
The UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) and Rural England Prosperity Fund (REPF) which has previously provided funding for local investment has been put on hold due to changes in the way local initiatives are funded. East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) now holds control of regional and local funding for business support and employment and skills initiatives. Once we have an update on any further local funding, we will be informing all of our business contacts within the borough.
If you'd like to be added to our contact database and hear about funding opportunities, as well as any other business support, feel free to email us at econdev@rushcliffe.gov.uk
Community & Business grants are now closed for applications
Our UKSPF community and place grant funding are now closed for applications. We have already given over £560,000 to a wide variety of community projects across Rushcliffe. To give you an idea of the projects we've supported so far, take a look at the video below:
Communities and Place Successes Stories
Business Support Success Stories
You can see the grant guidance for business support and communities and place grants below:
Business Support Grant Guidance
Communities & Place Grant Guidance
Alternative Funding Sources for Community Projects
What is Rural England Prosperity Fund?
Applications to the Rural England Prosperity Fund are now closed.
The Rural England Prosperity Fund (REPF) is a ‘top-up’ to UKSPF, to be spent between April 2025 and March 2026. The fund supports activities that specifically address the particular challenges rural areas face. It is capital funding only and is complementary to funding used to support rural areas under the UKSPF.
We're delighted that we have another year of REPF funding confirmed for 2025/26. You can find more information here - Rural England Prosperity Fund: prospectus updates for 2025 to 2026 - GOV.UK
REPF objectives sit within the UKSPF investment priorities for:
- Supporting Local Business
- Community and Place
What does this mean for Rushcliffe?
RBC’s allocated funding will be spent on activity that supports the objectives of both UKSPF and REPF, as well our own local objectives outlined in our Corporate Strategy.
For more information or any queries, please contact us by emailing UKSPFenquiries@rushcliffe.gov.uk
UKSPF and REPF 2022 - 2025
This video includes a round up of our UKSPF and REPF funding has supported our local places, communities, businesses and people here in Rushcliffe.
Find out more about some of our successful 2023/24 grant-funded projects:
Groups welcome over £400,000 successful UKSPF and REPF grants! - Rushcliffe Borough Council
FarmEco receives UKSPF funding to enhance rural volunteering project - Rushcliffe Borough Council
Building work now underway on new heritage railway carriage shed - Rushcliffe Borough Council
Rushcliffe residents get free energy advice from Green Doctors - Groundwork
East Leake panto in the spotlight thanks to UK Shared Prosperity Fund! - Rushcliffe Borough Council