Decision

Decision to undertake separate awards to the
continuation projects of the UK Shared Prosperity/Rural Prosperity
Fund Programme 2025-2026, specifically including the following
projects:
 
Communities and
Place
Active Lincolnshire
– Active Communities Continuation - £15,500 Revenue
This project supports communities to access
sports groups and will also support a cohort of participating
residents (at least 10) to train to gain accredited qualifications
in the sport and physical activity sector.
 
Boston Borough
Council - Continuation of Pride in Place Volunteering Scheme -
£9,988 Revenue
Funding for a community volunteer
co-ordinator, hosted within SELCP, to support communities to
volunteer and undertake community environmental improvements,
targeting the creation of a significant number of additional
volunteering opportunities for local residents.
 
Lincolnshire
Community and Voluntary Service (LCVS) – Continuation of LCVS
Community Transport - £15,000 Revenue
Continuing the community transport
co-ordination efforts being undertaken over the wide SELCP
geography through a dedicated officer hosted within the
Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary Service. Supporting the
recruitment of additional volunteer drivers to support local
residents in the most rural communities without access to transport
to access vital services such as health, skills and community
groups.
 
Supporting Local
Business
Lincolnshire Chamber
of Commerce – UK Fresh Produce Network Events - £20,763
revenue
Supporting local fresh produce and agri-food
businesses to access the All Party Parliamentary Group on Fresh
Produce, as well as a series of events to both promote the sector
and encourage inward investment into the sector within the
Borough.
 
People and
Skills
Boston College – Restart, Reskill,
Upskill - £29,580 revenue 
Continuation (though on a reduced scale) of
Boston College's Restart, Reskill, Upskill project delivered across
the SELCP area. Targeted at supporting those who are economically
inactive to receive both a qualification and a guaranteed interview
with a local employer. This year’s programme will focus
specifically on supporting a cohort of residents to start long-term
apprenticeships at Level 3 or above in the food manufacturing and
processing sector. In so doing, this will support the sector to
gain a pipeline of talent, drawn from the local population.
 
Steadfast Training
– Connect2Grow - £20,000 revenue
Support for a cohort of economically inactive
residents to gain employment within the local economy, via the
provision of an accredited qualification and a guaranteed interview
with a local employer.
 
University of
Lincoln – Higher Level Engineering Skills - £30,000
revenue
Targeted at NEET young people, economically
inactive residents and residents Targeted at supporting those who
are economically inactive to receive both a qualification and a
guaranteed interview with a local employer. This year’s
programme will focus specifically on supporting a cohort of
residents to start long-term apprenticeships at Level 3 or above in
the food manufacturing and processing sector, supporting the sector
to gain a pipeline of talent drawn from the local
populationemployed in the food sector, a series of short courses in
robotics, digital, engineering and AI in the food sector, with
links to local employers and skills providers. The objective is to
spark interest in careers in the food manufacturing sector and to
support those currently employed in the sector on to upskilling
pathways.
 
Heritage
Lincolnshire – Heritage Skills - £10,000 revenue,
£2,500 capital
Support for residents to gain experience of
historic environment and heritage construction skills, as well as
linking them to local skills providers, seeking to contribute
towards a chronic shortage of skills in these disciplines.