Funding Partners

New East Manchester Ltd , one of the UK's first Urban Regeneration Companies, has three main stakeholders who are the core organisations for policy and funding. Manchester City Council is the local authority for the area in which New East Manchester operates. The Northwest Regional Development Agency ensures a regional cohesion to the regeneration of east Manchester, whilst The Homes and Communities Agency provide access to national government policy and initiatives.

Manchester City Council

Manchester City Council aims to continue to develop Manchester as a city of national and international significance where people choose to live and in which companies want to invest. The Regeneration Division contributes to this ongoing process by:

  • Securing and managing a range of external funding streams from domestic and European sources
  • Contributing through area regeneration teams to the co-ordination and delivery of the City Council's services and those of our key public sector agencies
  • Representing and promoting the City Council's interests within the new sub-regional and regional economic development and regeneration structures
  • Working with neighbouring authorities and other parties to develop the City Pride partnership in order to secure better integration of regeneration investment within the core of the Greater Manchester conurbation
  • Fostering and supporting the development of voluntary and community organisations in the City to promote the economic and social well-being of local people
  • Developing and promoting the Regional Centre's role as a key economic driver for the North West of England and the centre of its economic, social and cultural life
  • Maximising the economic return, and the wider regeneration benefits, from the effective management of the City Council's land and property assets

North West Regional Development Agency

The Northwest Regional Development Agency is responsible for the sustainable economic development and regeneration of England's Northwest and has 5 key priorities: Business Development, Regeneration, Skills & Employment, Infrastructure and Image

Homes and Communities Agency

The Homes and Communities Agency is the single housing and regeneration delivery agency for England. Their role is to create opportunity for people to live in high quality, sustainable places and they provide funding for affordable housing, bring land back into productive use and improve quality of life by raising standards for the physical and social environment.