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<p>We are committed to ensuring that local partners across the UK are able to benefit
through both the Community Renewal Fund and the Levelling Up Fund.</p><p>The Levelling
Up Fund is a competitive fund, with funding distributed to places across the UK on
the basis of successful bid selection. The Fund will set aside at least £800 million
across Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland over four years from 2021-2022 to 2024-2025.
For the first round of funding, at least 9% of total UK allocations will be set aside
for Scotland, 5% for Wales, and 3% for Northern Ireland.</p><p>For the Community Renewal
Fund, we have assigned a lead authority for each local area across Great Britain.
Lead authorities have invited bids from a range of project applicants, appraised and
prioritised a shortlist of projects up to a maximum of £3 million per place, which
were submitted on 18 June to UK Government for assessment and approval. In Northern
Ireland, project applications were invited to bid directly to the UK Government.</p><p>Bidding
authorities across the UK have been well supported for both funds to submit quality
applications through webinars and guidance. Capacity funding will also be made available
to all eligible bidding authorities.</p>
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