The Centre for Public Infrastructure
Building communities.
About the CFPI
The Centre for Public Infrastructure (CFPI) makes a case for investment in the facilities we need for healthy, thriving communities.
What we do
The CFPI promotes evidence-based built initiatives that reinvigorate public spaces, working with parliamentarians, local authorities, and charities to deliver them.
How we work
The CFPI’s 2022 Impact Strategy identified four priorities to deliver for our communities:
1
Advocating
The CFPI advocates for investment in public infrastructure through campaigns across central, local, and devolved authorities.
2
Networking
The CFPI builds our network. We rely upon their knowledge and activism and work on their behalf.
3
Promoting
The CFPI identifies and promotes best practice in infrastructure for local authorities, community groups, charitable organisations and investors.
4
Delivering
We work with private and public capital to develop and deliver community infrastructure.
Where we are
A community infrastructure timeline
Dec. 24
The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) is updated, defining the Grey Belt, prioritising development, and streamlining planning.
Oct. 24
The UK Infrastructure Bank is relaunched as the National Wealth Fund, expanding its remit and increasing its capacity.
Jul. 24
The Labour Party wins the Election. Sir Keir Starmer is appointed Prime Minister calling for a decade of renewal.
May. 24
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak calls a General Election for July 2024.
Mar. 24
Community Ownership Fund Round Four opens, enabling community groups to bid for matched funding to acquire at-risk public assets.
Oct. 23
The Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023 receives Royal Assent.
Jan. 23
The Levelling Up Fund Round Two grants 111 projects across the United Kingdom with up to £2.1 billion.
Nov. 22
The 2022 Autumn Statement confirms that the second round of the Levelling Up Fund will allocate at least £1.7 billion to priority local infrastructure projects. Successful bids will be announced before the end of the year.
Apr. 22
The UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) is launched. The £2.6bn fund invests in three priorities; communities and place, support for local businesses, and people and skills.
Mar. 22
The 2022 Spring Statement announces the second round of the Levelling Up Fund and publishes a revised prospectus.
Jan. 22
The Levelling Up White Paper is published, declaring that ‘pride in place’ would sit at the heart of the Government’s agenda, calling for investment in local culture and the community.
Jul. 21
The Changing Places Fund is launched, inviting councils to submit expressions of interest for funding to create new Changing Places Toilet facilities.
Jun. 21
The Community Ownership Fund is launched, enabling community groups to bid for up to £250,000 of matched funding to buy or take over local assets at risk of being lost, to run as community-owned businesses.
Dec. 21
The 2020 Spending Review commits an initial £4 billion to the introduced Levelling Up Fund for England over its lifetime, subsequently increasing the total funding to £4.8 billion across the whole of the UK with a minimum of £800 million for Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.