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Apply for the trust establishment and growth fund

Apply for funding to support the creation of a new multi-academy trust (MAT) or to expand an existing MAT into a new area.

Updates to this page

From:
Department for Education
Published:
28 March 2023
Last updated:
1 March 2024
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  1. Updated the expenditure plan document for window 4.

  2. 'Trust establishment and growth fund 2023 to 2025: Information for applicants' and funding round information were updated.

  3. Updated the expenditure plan document to make it editable.

  4. Added link to trust capacity fund award recipients for 2019 to 2023.

  5. Applications for the next round of funding will open on 1 November 2023. Page updated to reflect this.

  6. Updated the information for applicants PDF. Added the application closing date for this wave. You have until 2 October to submit your application form and expenditure plan.

  7. The application form has been replaced with a new version.

  8. The guidance has been updated to clarify that applicants must discuss their application with the relevant regional director. The application form has been updated as a Word document.

  9. First published.

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No future rounds of the trust capacity fund are proposed. There is no direct replacement for this funding stream.

Applies to England

What the fund is

This fund supports the initial development of growth projects for MATs.

It is available to:

  • trusts
  • schools
  • dioceses
  • other organisations looking to establish a new MAT

We particularly encourage applications for projects relating to education investment areas.

You will be able to apply for the next round of funding between 1 March 2024 and 25 June 2024.

We have received a very high number of applications for windows 1 to 3. We expect this to reoccur in window 4. We want to remind applicants that the trust establishment and growth fund is a competitive grant, and it is possible that even high-quality applications may not be successful.

How to apply

Before you apply, you must:

To apply, complete the:

  • application form
  • expenditure plan

Email your completed application form and expenditure plan to TEG.Fund@education.gov.uk before 25 June 2024.

The trust capacity fund supports the growth of multi-academy trusts. Apply for this funding if you have a growth project approved by a regional director.

Lists of trust capacity fund award recipients from 2019 to 2025 are available.

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