The application window is now open for the tenth phase of the One Public Estate (OPE) programme. Up to £1.2 million of grant funding is available and each OPE partnership is invited to submit one project for consideration. Call for Expressions of Interest by midday 18 December 2023.
Our Civility in Public Life programme continued to provide tools and resources to help address growing concerns relating to councillor intimidation and harassment.
Our councillor development programme supported councils to build greater leadership capacity and develop local politicians at all stages, from selection to becoming leader.
We co-created and delivered lottery-funded programmes for cultural services (with Arts Council England) and for sports and physical activity (with Sport England).
Our Cyber, Digital and Technology programme published resources and guidance, provided policy representation and incident response support, and convened local government digitalisation networks.
Our Economic Growth and Recovery Improvement programme provided resources and support to enhance the role and capacity of local councils to deliver economic growth.
Our finance programmes used expertise from across local government, informed by regional intelligence and data, to support local authorities to manage complex financial challenges facing the sector.
