In relation to the allocation of funds for year 4 of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, the Portfolio Holder for Economic Growth, Regeneration and Tourism formally approves:-

(a) the update to the scoring criteria for the UKSPF grants (see annex);
(b) to fund projects with the UKSPF allocation of £345,251.
(c) five successful applications and to allocate a total of £69,050 in in the People and Skills theme;
(d) nine successful applications and to allocate a total of £138,100 in the Supporting Local Business theme; and
(e) thirteen successful applications and to allocate a total of £138,101 in the Communities and Place theme.