East Riding of Yorkshire Council sought investment from two funds established under the UK Government’s Levelling Up agenda: the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (prioritising communities and place, supporting local business, people and skills) and the Multiply Programme (improving numeracy skills in adults 19+).

What Glic did

To develop the plans, Glic engaged with local stakeholders, including businesses, the community and voluntary sector, and public sector organisations through focus groups and one-to-ones; analysed project idea forms submitted by these stakeholders; recommended interventions and allocations of investment; identified the opportunities, challenges, risks and required mitigation involved; and collated the projected outcomes along with additional social and environmental opportunities.

Both plans were submitted by their respective deadlines and approved by Government, enabling the Council to draw down the £10.4 million and £1.5 million allocations from UKSPF and Multiply respectively.

The Council extended their work with us, engaging Glic to support the development of an investment plan for the Rural England Prosperity Fund.