Condition improvement fund

What is CIF Funding?

The Condition Improvement Fund (CIF) is a budget, created by the government, to help academic buildings remain in a good condition. Each year schools, academies, and sixth form colleges bid for capital funding. Funding is given for projects such as heating, lighting and safeguarding. It is also used to support expansion projects where schools are over-subscribed.

The Condition Improvement Fund is there to help with significant requirements that are considered vital to the smooth running and safety of schools. Many of these projects would be too expensive for a school or multi-academy trust to bear alone.

What are the 3 stages of a CIF application?

1) A current condition survey

We can carry out a building condition survey to assess the current condition of your school, and what are your priority projects, prior to writing the bid.

2) Writing the bid

We write your bid free of charge, explaining the problem, what needs to be done, how much funding is needed and what the cost of not doing this work would be. This is fully costed and tendered to make sure it’s reflective of what you’ll be doing with the funding secured.

3) CIF outcomes and project delivery

We’ll manage the relationships with suppliers to make sure everything happens on-time and on-budget.

With a network of offices across the nation, you have an education expert with local knowledge close by at all times. In addition, we don't charge for submitting your CIF application, under the agreement that when we secure the the funding for your project, you use Eddisons to oversee the project delivery. If your bid is unsuccessful, there are no associated fees. 

Our CIF application expertise

We have written a wide variety of applications, including substantial evidence and project outline and costs. With over 120 million in fuding secured, find out more about the benefits of working with our CIF specialists below:

• With unrivalled experience in all aspects of school capital works and related funding, we will ensure your bid is complete with every aspect of information
• Our specialist team have written a wide variety of applications, including substantial evidence and project outline and costs
• You will always have a dedicated contact from our large team of fully accredited and experienced surveyors working with you on your bid

If you are seeking to apply for condition improvement funding, contact our team using the form below for a free initial consulation.