Decision details

1.     That Manchester City Council be granted up to £2,125,545 of Greater Manchester’s UKSPF allocation over 2 years to deliver the activity, expenditure, outcomes and outputs set out in their UKSPF Communities and Place Phase 2 proposal by March 2025, taking the Manchester City Council Communities and Place UKSPF investment across Phases 1 and 2 to a maximum of £5,013,823.

2.     That the additional impact of the Manchester City Council Phase 2 proposal to the collective impact of the currently approved ten Local Authority proposals, in exceeding the majority of outcomes and outputs for the Communities and Place Investment Priority, as set out in the GM UKSPF Investment Plan, be noted.  

3.      That support be given for an additional UKSPF Communities and Place Intervention to be added to Greater Manchester’s UKSPF Investment Plan reporting the number of feasibility studies funded using UKSPF, reflecting the eligible and strategic use of UKSPF by local authorities to develop medium and long term regeneration ambitions for their places.

4.    That authority be delegated to the Chief Executive Officer, GMCA & TfGM, GMCA Treasurer and Monitoring Officer, in consultation with the Portfolio Leader for Resources & Investment, to finalise the grant funding agreement including the ability to make minor amendments as required.