UK Shared Prosperity Fund – Place Regeneration and Improvement Capital Grants

This fund is now closed for applications

The fund is designed to support projects that strengthen the economic resilience and regeneration of local communities. It aims to ensure that community-led, place-based projects receive the support they need to contribute to long-term renewal and improve the health and wellbeing of communities across Dumfries and Galloway.

What the fund supports

Projects should be ready to begin and have all necessary permissions and match-funding (where applicable) in place. Examples of suitable projects include:

• development of local towns, villages, and communities
• town centre regeneration, including support for local jobs and businesses

Projects must:

• support place based or town/village centres improvement
• be capital-based
• be capable of starting immediately upon approval
• be delivered within the financial year
• demonstrate that at least 10% match-funding is in place
• have secured ownership or a long lease of the site
• ideally be identified in a place plan or town/community action plan

Maximum grant available: £50,000.

Who can apply

Applications are welcome from not-for-profit groups based in Dumfries and Galloway. Applicants must:

• be formally constituted
• have a clear governance and financial structure
• hold a bank account in the group’s name

More details on eligibility are available in the guidance notes below.

Applications

The fund was open to new applications on 22 September 2025 and closed at 5pm on Friday 17 October 2025.

This project is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.