The government has set out more than 100 projects which will receive an equity share of £2.1 billion in funding.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the money would create jobs and “expand opportunity”.
The Eden project in Morecambe, train services in Cornwall and several town centers are among the projects set to receive funding.
But Labor said it was a “partial refund” of what the Tories had “taken away from our communities”.
It also said London and the South East were receiving the most funding – despite being the two most populous regions.
The idea of “equalisation” – or reducing regional inequality – was a key part of Mr Johnson’s 2019 election campaign. It aimed to close the gap between the rich and poor parts of the country by improving services such as education, broadband and transport.
A total of 111 areas across the UK have been given money from the second round of the Government’s Leveling Up Fund.
The Eden Project in Morecambe, Lancashire will receive £50 million to help regenerate a derelict seaside site into an eco-tourism attraction.
There will also be a £50m grant to build a new direct train service linking Cornwall’s biggest urban areas.
In Mr Sunak’s home constituency of Richmond, North Yorkshire, Catterick Garrison will receive £19m to develop the town centre.
Other projects slated to receive funding include:
- £50m for Crossrail Cardiff – a new train line between Cardiff Bay and Cardiff Central Station
- About £27m for a roll-on, roll-off ferry to Fair Isle in the Shetlands
- £40m for a carbon neutral education campus in Blackpool town centre
- £20 million for the regeneration of Gateshead Quays, including a new arena, exhibition center and hotel
- £5.1m to build new ladies’ rooms at 20 Northern Ireland rugby clubs
- Just over £19m to improve public spaces in Hackney Central, East London
- £45m to help the Port of Dover work more efficiently, including adding more border control points
