CIF is available to eligible academies, VA schools and sixth form colleges, with the primary purpose of addressing significant condition needs, while also supporting a small proportion of expansion projects. CIF applications are accepted on an annual basis during a set application window. The Department for Education h
CIF is available to eligible academies, VA schools and sixth form colleges, with the primary purpose of addressing significant condition needs, while also supporting a small proportion of expansion projects. CIF applications are accepted on an annual basis during a set application window. The Department for Education have contacted all applicable…
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CIF is available to eligible academies, VA schools and sixth form colleges, with the primary purpose of addressing significant condition needs, while also supporting a small proportion of expansion projects. CIF applications are accepted on an annual basis during a set application window.
The Department for Education have contacted all applicable academies, VA schools and sixth form colleges separately to inform them of their eligibility to apply for the 2027-28 round of CIF funding. More detailed information on the CIF programme, and how to contact us, is available on GOV.UK .
Check the full official notice for final eligibility, geographic restrictions and required registrations.
Geography: United Kingdom
The Department for Education will contact all applicable academies, VA schools and sixth form colleges separately to inform them of their eligibility to apply for CIF funding. To be eligible to apply for CIF funding, you must have been one of the following at the start of September 2026: · Stand-alone academy. · School in a multi-academy trust…
The text below is the recorded source content, not a substitute for the current official funding notice.
The Department for Education will contact all applicable academies, VA schools and sixth form colleges separately to inform them of their eligibility to apply for CIF funding. To be eligible to apply for CIF funding, you must have been one of the following at the start of September 2026: · Stand-alone academy. · School in a multi-academy trust (MAT) with fewer than five schools or fewer
than 3,000 pupils as counted in the Spring 2026 census or 2025/26 Individualised Learner Record (ILR). · Voluntary Aided (VA) school in a VA body or VA group with fewer than five schools or fewer than 3,000 pupils as counted in the Spring 2026 census or 2025/26 ILR. · Sixth-form college. · School with a signed academy order as of 1 September 2026 that the Department expects will convert
to a CIF-eligible responsible body by 1 April 2027. Please refer to the 2027-28 CIF Information for Applicants for further information around the eligibility criteria of the programme.
Focus areas: Education & Training
Review eligibility, read the latest official notice, prepare documents and submit directly through the funder.
Open official application →Expanded information is based on recorded directory fields and should be checked against the current official notice.
Automatically synchronized from UK Find a Grant. Source identifier: condition-improvement-fund-cif-1. Confirm details on the official page.
Recorded notice evidence
Application checklist
Use this record for discovery, then connect every requirement and date to the current official notice and its amendments.
SCHOOLS, Individuals
United Kingdom
December 16, 2026 — confirm the closing time.
Recorded focus: Education & Training
Directory link check: November 3, 2026. Always recheck the live notice before relying on it.