Nine projects in Sunderland, including the former Norfolk Hotel, will share over £3.3m of funding to create a more vibrant and healthy city.
The projects have been backed with funding from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) programme which has been allocated as part of the city's ‘Communities and Place’ priority in the UKSPF which replaces European grants after the UK's exit from the EU.
Over the next two years, Sunderland has a UKSPF allocation of £14m to invest in projects that are aligned to and build on the City Plan for a more dynamic, healthy and vibrant Sunderland. The first nine projects receiving grants include activities to improve access to and participation in creative and cultural opportunities, to strengthen voluntary and community sector facilities and services, to invest in new creative business spaces, and to create a network of community digital health hubs across the city.
