Condition Improvement Fund (commonly referred to as CIF), is a Government Scheme for Academies & Sixth Form Colleges who can apply for funding. This funding is designed to help upgrade and maintain their building fabric, mechanical & electrical systems to ensure they are in good condition to provide students and teaching staff with a suitable and safe working environment.

In addition, Academies and Sixth-Form Colleges rated good or outstanding by Ofsted, the Condition Improvement Fund also supports a small proportion of expansion projects to those who can demonstrate a need to expand.

General Timescales from Application to Notification:

Each year the exact dates for CIF applications vary, but please see below the general timescales from year to year:

1. Launch of the forthcoming years CIF updated information and online application window – Mid-October
2. Deadline for new applicants to register end of November
3. Deadline for all applicants to submit applications Mid-December
4. Notification of applicant’s outcomes Spring the following year

Department for Education has already published the Condition Improvement Fund 2019 to 2020 outcome and confirm funding of £433 million for 1,412 projects at 1,209 academies and sixth-form colleges.