Brent Council’s Family Wellbeing Centres
- April 2025
In March 2024, Cabinet agreed to allocate £210,000 from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) for Parish and Community projects, named the North Herts Prosperity Fund (the fund). The allocation was split into £130,000 for capital and £80,000 for revenue. This was part of the final year funding of the three-year investment plan agreed in July 2022.
Officers developed criteria for the fund, targeting volunteer-led groups and not-for-profit organisations for activities aligning with UKSPF interventions, outputs, and outcomes. The criteria followed the Community Grants policy and the 13 interventions stated in the UKSPF guidance. Applications had to pertain to at least one intervention under the ‘Communities and Place’ Investment priority. A scoring matrix was created for consistent and transparent assessment aligning with the criteria.
Grant values ranged from £5,000 to £20,000, with applicants required to state their expected capital and revenue spend. All awarded funds had to be spent by 31st March 2025, meaning officers needed to work quickly to deliver the funding in a timely manner.
Reuben Ayavoo
Policy and Community Manager
North Herts Council