From 1 April 2023 we will accept applications for the Trust Capacity Fund (TCaF) for 2023 to 2025. This fund will be for growth projects approved by a regional director from 1 January 2023.
The above TCaF guidance is for the application window that closed on 16 December 2022. New guidance will be issued shortly.
We have committed up to 86 million in trust capacity funding until March 2025, focused particularly on education investment areas (EIAs).
Funding will be available over 2 financial years, where appropriate. We will particularly welcome applications for projects which involve groups of schools. Further details and guidance will be published in due course.
There are also separate lists of TCaF award recipients from 2019 to 2023. The use of any information sent to us is governed by the privacy policy.
Published 6 September 2019 Last updated 4 January 2023 +show all updates
The application window closed on 16 December 2022. The application form has been removed and this page has been updated.
Updated 'Guidance for applicants: Trust Capacity Fund' and 'Privacy notice: Trust Capacity Fund' to reflect the opening of a new trust capacity funding round. Added new application form.
Page updated to reflect that the TCaF application window closed on 30 June 2022. The application form, trusts eligibility checker and schools eligibility checker have also been removed.
Applications are now open for Trust Capacity Fund 2022 to 2023. You have until 30 June 2022 to apply. Updated applicant guidance, eligibility checkers and application form added.
We have extended the deadline to 17 December 2021 and clarified the application guidance following user feedback.
Added a link to an ad hoc transparency publication containing the methodology and dataset used to identify priority areas for strand A applications.
Updated guidance, eligibility checkers and application form for 2021 to 2022 round.
Removed 'Trust Capacity Fund: information for applicants 2019 to 2020' and 'Trust Capacity Fund: information for 2020 to 2021'. Added information about the upcoming 2021 to 2022 funding round.
Updated 'Trust Capacity Fund: strand D eligibility checker' and 'Trust Capacity Fund: strands A1-C eligibility checker' to correct some technical issues.
Remove references to Trust Capacity Fund applications being considered in 2 application windows - this reflects the impact that coronavirus (COVID-19) has had on the planned administration of the scheme.
Added information for the 2020 to 2021 Trust Capacity Fund, application form, eligibility checker and privacy notice.
Added Trust Capacity Fund information for 2020 to 2021.
Updated guidance and application form to reflect that trusts su
