UKSPF Guidance and Resources

You will find here additional guidance and resources, both specific to the UKSPF programme in Sunderland and national guidance and resources.

UKSPF Sunderland Guidance

UKSPF Sunderland Funding Guidance

UKSPF Sunderland Branding and Publicity Guidance

UKSPF Sunderland Executive Summary

UKSPF Sunderland Evidence Base Review

Sunderland UKSPF Project Assurance Diagram

UKSPF Output and Outcome Evidence Guidance

Supporting Local Business UKSPF eligibility FAQs

UKSPF National Guidance

The Government's Autumn Budget 2024 announced a transition year of UKSPF funding for 2025/26 to support local investment across the three key Investment Priorities.

Following this, Government published the new allocations for lead local authorities in December 2024, with additional UKSPF grant for 2025/26 to be allocated for delivery across the region through the North East Combined Authority. Details of the allocations and the methodology used by Government can be found here. A Technical Note update to the UKSPF Prospectus was also published and can be found here.

The Government's updated guidance builds on the original published UKSPF guidance issued by the Conservative Government in July 2022. This includes information on:

• Outcome and Output Definitions - including an updated list of outputs and outcomes
• Reporting and Performance Management
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Assurance and Risk
• Branding and Publicity
• Subsidy Control
• Procurement
• Equalities

This is available on the GOV.UK UK Shared Prosperity Fund: additional information webpage.

Please contact us at ukspf@sunderland.gov.uk for any general enquiries on UKSPF or if you have any questions or require further information.