Evaluation of the Coastal Communities Fund
This report details the findings from the evaluation of the Coastal Communities Fund programme, which ran between 2012 and 2022.
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The Coastal Communities Fund (CCF) ran over 5 bidding rounds between 2012 and 2022, awarding over 180 grants to projects in England totalling £188 million. The programme focused on a single outcome; that coastal communities will experience regeneration and sustainable economic growth through projects that directly or indirectly attract sustainable jobs, and safeguard existing jobs.
This evaluation study used a multi-methods approach in order to understand the impact of the programme, including interviews with key people who were either involved in the implementation of the programme, or were key stakeholders in it on a national level; a retrospective review of data gathered by the CCF programme during implementation; and 21 in-depth case studies of projects funded by CCF, including schemes across all 5 rounds of funding.