Download our CIF Checklist

Increase your chances of a successful outcome

The Education & Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) has released the Condition Improvement Fund (CIF) results for 23/24 announcing that 1,033 projects have been successful receiving a share of £456M.

Achieving success is becoming increasingly competitive as we see the number of successful schools and projects reducing each year. Out of 4,547 CIF eligible institutions, 19% have received funding this year compared to 24% in 22/23.

To help you produce a winning bid, the team at S2e have developed a useful checklist to improve your chances of success. It will tell you:

• what data and documentation you need

• how to project plan

• how to budget and plan financially for success

As more schools enter SCA eligible trusts, the funding allocated to CIF is shrinking. Despite this, nearly one third of institutions available for the Condition Improvement Fund are in SCA condition bands H or below, meaning their schools estate is below average condition. Please see here for more information on SCA condition bands or contact us directly to discuss your band.

After a decade of writing CIF bids, our key piece of advice to increase your chance of success, is to start planning for your next submission as early as possible.

To download the CIF checklist, please fill in your details below:

If you would like help applying for Condition Improvement Funding, please click on the button below or contact us directly on 0116 5070130 or email enquire@s2e.org.uk.

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