Grant intelligence brief
Department for Education (DfE)
Department for Education: Condition Improvement Fund (CIF) Building Repairs
Recorded as open · confirm current availability
Capital funding for academies and small multi-academy trusts to address urgent building condition, heating decarbonisation, electrical compliance, and nursery expansions.
Recorded funding details
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- Award range
- £20k – £1.3m
- Deadline
- 12 December 2026
- Coverage
- England
- Applicant types
- academy, sixth_form_college, small_mat
- Match funding
- Not specified; confirm the contribution required
- Funding focus
- education schools and mat grants
Eligibility & preparation
Single academies, designated sixth-form colleges, and small MATs (under 5 schools) with RICS surveyor condition evidence.
Before you commit application time
- Confirm the current opening status, exact deadline and eligible applicant types in the official guidance.
- Check your legal form, location and project costs against the scheme rules.
- Confirm the grant intervention rate, required cash contribution and any subsidy declarations.
- Prepare the quotes, accounts, consents and delivery evidence requested for this competition.
These general preparation prompts do not replace the funder’s application checklist.
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