Levelling Up Fund Round 2
Fund designed to invest in infrastructure that improves everyday life across the UK with £4.8 billion support through to 2024-25
The UK Government has launched the second round of the Levelling Up Fund. Businesses, voluntary and community sector organisations and councils can benefit.
The Levelling Up Fund is designed to invest in infrastructure that improves everyday life across the UK. The £4.8 billion fund will support town centre and high street regeneration, local transport projects, and cultural and heritage assets.
Across Northern Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales, unitary authorities (including metropolitan borough councils), London borough councils and district councils in two-tier areas in England are eligible to submit bids for the second round of the Levelling Up Fund which was announced in the 2022 Spring Statement.
In addition to local councils, the UK government will accept bids from a range of local applicants in NI, including but not limited to businesses, universities, voluntary and community sector organisations, district councils, the NI Executive, and other public sector bodies.
The second round of the Fund will look to build on the first round, which saw £1.7 billion awarded to 105 successful projects across the UK, and focuses on the same three investment themes:
- transport investments
- regeneration and town centre investment
- cultural investment
Investment proposals should focus on supporting high-priority and high-impact projects that will make a visible positive difference to local areas. What constitutes priority investment will vary across local authorities and geographies, including rural areas.
You can apply for the Levelling Up Fund by signing up through the dedicated portal accessed from the application form. Before applying, applicants should familiarise themselves with eligibility criteria, assessment and decision-making processes.
Find guidance on how to complete the application form and submit a bid for the second round of the Levelling Up Fund.
Eligible applicants must submit their full bids, including supporting documents, by midday on Tuesday, 2 August 2022.
Frequently asked questions
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has produced a FAQ document about the fund that will be updated regularly during the application window - you can read the FAQs, including answers specific to Northern Ireland.
Information webinar
DLUHC held an information webinar on the Levelling Up Fund Round 2 on 26 April 2022 - you can watch a recording of the webinar and access the accompanying slides.
First published 22 April 2022