14 September
Date: 14th September
Time: 13:00 – 14:30
Webinar Link: UKSPF general update – with specific input from People and Skills
About the webinar
In this session, you will find out about our upcoming launch of ‘people and skills’ programmes.
We will be outlining opportunities for organisations to deliver programmes that support economically inactive residents and those in work through keyworker support, specialist advice and upskilling and reskilling opportunities.
Information will be provided on the expected timescales for contracting with partners.
Please visit North Yorkshire Council’s UK SPF website for further information and contact us via [email protected].
To access the webinar, please click here to join at 1pm on 14 September.
About UK SPF
The UK SPF is a central pillar of the government’s levelling up agenda and provides £2.6 billion of funding for local investment by March 2025. The fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the country, investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills. You can find out more in the prospectus on the government website.
North Yorkshire has potentially been awarded £16.9m to invest in people and businesses across the county. Download our initial investment plan – approved December 2022.
Over the course of this first financial year, activity has already been undertaken to deliver local community development, support for town centre activity, visitor economy promotion and carbon reduction programmes throughout the county.
Current SPF Programmes
The York & North Yorkshire Growth Hub has a number of programmes funded by UK SPF beginning in September 2023. These include:
More programmes are yet to be announced. Sign up to the Growth Hub’s newsletter for the latest updates.