Information about UK Shared Prosperity funding (UKSPF) and Rural England Prosperity Funding (REPF) for King’s Lynn and West Norfolk
West Norfolk Shared Prosperity Funding
The Borough Council of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk has secured UK Shared Prosperity Funding (UKSPF) and Rural England Prosperity Funding (REPF) for delivery across the Borough until March 2026. Collectively the two funds sit under the banner of West Norfolk Shared Prosperity Funding.
The Borough Council of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk is the lead local authority for investing UKSPF and REPF across the Borough.
UK Shared Prosperity Funding (UKSPF)
The UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) is for local investment until March 2026. The programme targets funding to build healthy, safe and inclusive communities, to create thriving places, to provide support for local businesses and for high quality skills training, employment and productivity growth.
Further information on UK Shared Prosperity Funding can been found on the UKSPF Prospectus and UK Shared Prosperity Fund 2025-26: Technical note on GOV.UK.
To secure UK Shared Prosperity Funding the Borough Council, working closely with local stakeholders, identified priority areas of need and opportunity across the borough and incorporated these findings into the establishment of the West Norfolk Investment Plan. This then formed the basis of the bid to secure £1,836,407 UKSPF revenue and capital for investment across King’s Lynn and West Norfolk over a three-year period until March 2025 which has since been enhanced by a further £600,774 funding allocation for the period from April 2025 - March 2026.
This funding will be invested across a programme of approved projects which include grant programmes, direct investment and partnership working and for 2025-26 investment will be guided by the West Norfolk Economic Strategy.
Rural England Prosperity Funding (REPF) in West Norfolk
Rural England Prosperity Funding (REPF) is a top up to UKSPF to enable lead local authorities to address the particular challenges that rural areas face with an investment intention to improve productivity and strengthen the rural economy and rural communities.
The Borough Council of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk was successful in securing £1,496,455 REPF capital funding for delivery of schemes across rural West Norfolk from the period of April 2023 - March 2025 and an additional £448,829 has been allocated for investment for the period from April 2025 - March 2026.
The Rural England Prosperity Fund addendum for rural West Norfolk was developed as an additional document to the West Norfolk Investment Plan to guide local delivery of Rural England Prosperity Funding.
This funding will be used to address needs and provide opportunities for West Norfolk’s rural areas through the provision of approved projects which include competitively awarded grants for rural communities and businesses and active travel improvement projects, all of which will deliver local solutions to address identified areas of need.
All projects within the UKSPF and REPF investment programmes align with the Investment Priorities inherent to the UKSPF and REPF programmes.
The following videos showcase some of the approved projects being delivered through UK Shared Prosperity Funding and Rural England Prosperity Funding for King’s Lynn and West Norfolk.
- Supporting our local communities
- Supporting local businesses
- Supporting active travel
- Supporting people and skills
