Urgent Capital Support

Urgent Capital Support is intended for academy trusts and Voluntary Aided (VA) schools, not in receipt of school condition allocation, and sixth-form colleges that want to apply for funding assistance to address urgent building condition issues that threaten the closure of the whole, or a significant part of the school. Applications can only be considered from eligible institutions where there is a genuine need for urgent support that cannot wait until the next CIF main round. The application will need to provide evidence of a significant health and safety risk in relation to the building condition, that the condition issue has already resulted in or represents an imminent threat of school closure, and that the urgent works cannot be funded by the academy trust, VA school or sixth-form college independently or through a CIF loan. Most successful applications will be funded through loan arrangements, where these are deemed affordable for the recipient. The urgent works must aim to improve a capital asset currently used for educational provision for pupils between the ages of 2 and 19 years.