Schools and colleges: apply for urgent capital support
How eligible schools and colleges can apply for funding to address urgent condition issues that pose the threat of immediate school closure.
Applies to England
The Department for Education funds urgent capital support (UCS) as part of the condition improvement fund.
UCS is specifically for urgent condition issues that pose the threat of immediate school closure.
Check you can apply
Academies, sixth-form colleges and voluntary aided schools can apply.
You cannot apply if you receive a school condition allocation.
You must need funding assistance to address urgent building condition issues that both:
- put the safety of your pupils or staff at risk
- threaten the closure of the whole or a significant part of your school
We will only consider your application if both:
- there is a genuine and immediate need for UCS
- you cannot wait until the next round of the condition improvement fund
Apply for funding
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Email your application form and finance template to customer.help@service.education.gov.uk, with ‘urgent capital support application’ and your institution’s name in the subject line. Make sure the size of your email does not exceed 9MB
Read the guidance and application form carefully.
Your application may be delayed if you do not send us the right documents.
How we offer funding
We offer UCS funding primarily as a loan, subject to an assessment of finances.
We may also require trusts to contribute.
We only provide grant funding in exceptional circumstances.