Further information and key dates

The timeframe for development and delivery of the UKSPF programme is summarised below.

Date	Activity
April to July 2022	Development and submission of the Sunderland UKSPF Investment Plan
August to December 2022	Government assessment and approval process
18 November 2022-27 January 2023	Application window of the first local call for projects (Communities and Place)
December 2022 to April 2023	Call for evidence, stakeholder workshop and preparation of the second local call for projects (People and Skills - support for the economically inactive)
18 April to 9 June 2023	Application window for the second local call for projects (People and Skills)
12 June to 21 July 2023	Application window for the third local call for projects (Supporting Local Business)
11 January to 23 February 2024	Application window for the fourth local call for projects (People and Skills - Improving skills to progress in work and responding to local skills needs)
April 2023 to March 2025	Project delivery, performance management and evaluation
March 2025	Three-year funding period ends

Further information will be available on the Council's UKSPF webpage as the programme develops.

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