More projects get funding

There’s ten projects set to receive a share of £4.9m in the latest round of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund allocated to the South and East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership, of which South Holland is a partner.

Those receiving the money that work in this area include the Lincolnshire Community Foundation – Levelling Up Community Grants Programme which is to match fund projects at a parish level and the Grants4Growth government scheme South Holland District Council administers in the area to boost local businesses.
The YMCA Empowering Rural Communities and Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce’s SEL to the World, which looks to attract world businesses to the area will also receive funding.
So too will a project called Strengthening Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship. The partnership have not said who is running this but it’s “to invest in an advisor to support residents to become social entrepreneurs to grow the number of social entrepreneurs locally”.
A spokesman for the partnership said: “Through these schemes, substantial investments will be made in advice and support to local businesses, parish councils and community groups.
“These schemes will also include substantial, ringfenced grant funds dedicated to supporting both these smaller, community organisations and local economic growth. These funds will be open for application imminently.
“The announcement follows the first round of funding at the end of March, where ten organisations received over £750k to support a variety of projects, including Holbeach Medieval Festival, The Bread and Butter Thing, Long Sutton Men’s Shed Youth Shed Project and the Linkage Community Trust.”
Coun Paul Redgate, portfolio holder for Finance, Commercialisation, Levelling Up and UK Shared Prosperity Funding at South Holland District Council, said: “I am delighted that we can continue to provide this unprecedented level of funding and support in South Holland, helping realise projects that will offer huge benefits to our economy and communities.
“We hope that the funding will accelerate local economic growth and employment, whilst also ensuring that our communities, including those who have been historically under-represented in funding for regeneration, can receive their fair share of support.”