T Levels capital fund
Details on the fund and how to apply.
Documents
T Levels capital fund guidance
Ref: DfE-00009-2021PDF, 376KB, 45 pages
T Levels capital fund application form
MS Excel Spreadsheet, 739KB
T levels capital financial forecast template
XLSM, 423KB
T levels investment appraisal form
XLSM, 120KB
T Levels capital fund financial plan for academy trusts
MS Excel Spreadsheet, 61.9KB
T Levels capital cashflow template
MS Excel Spreadsheet, 175KB
Specialist equipment allocation (SEA)
HTML
Space utilisation assessment tool – Guided Learning Hours method
MS Excel Spreadsheet, 75.3KB
Space utilisation assessment tool – Observed Workplace Utilisation method
MS Excel Spreadsheet, 74.5KB
Details
The T Levels Capital Fund is available to support eligible further education providers delivering T Levels in September 2022.
The fund is formed of 2 parts:
- the building and facilities improvement grant (BFIG) which providers will need to bid for
- the Specialist Equipment Allocation (SEA) which will be awarded to providers using a formula allocation (provided they have not previously received funding for the particular route/s)
2020 and 2021 providers will also be able to bid for funding to support the delivery of the new T Level routes, or existing routes for which they have not previously received capital funding.
These documents are for further education providers delivering T Levels in the academic year 2022 to 2023:
- ‘T Levels capital fund guidance’ provides an overview of the fund and how to apply for the BFIG
- ‘T Levels application form’ to be completed by providers applying for the BFIG
- ‘T Levels capital fund monthly cash flow template’ explains how to account for your income and expenditure during the next 2 years, and must be completed by all applicants
- ‘T Levels investment appraisal form’ must be completed by all applicants where the value of the project submitted is over £1 million, to provide a net present value analysis for all options considered
- ‘T Levels capital fund financial plan for academy trusts’ must be completed by academies or multi academy trusts where a reduced funding match is requested
- ‘T Levels capital financial forecast template’ will need to be completed by further education colleges and sixth form colleges
- ‘Space needs assessment tools’ will need to be completed for expansion projects
- ‘Specialist equipment allocation’ explains this element of the fund
Update on applications for wave 2
We have now published the successful applications for T Levels capital fund: wave 2.
Published 30 January 2019
Last updated 2 March 2021 + show all updates
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Updated section 5.3.3 on Sustainability to clarify the information applicants are required to submit and to clarify the resources available for consultation.
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Added a new version of the ‘T levels investment appraisal form’. Changed name of ‘T Levels capital fund investment appraisal file to ‘T levels capital financial forecast template’ – the contents of the file have not changed.
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Updated ‘T Levels capital fund application form’: ‘Tab 7 Estates and Projects – 2’ amended in response to feedback to improve clarity and make it easier for applicants to complete.
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Updated guidance for 2022 providers.
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Update to timing of grant allocation in the ‘Specialist equipment allocation (SEA)’ guidance.
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Added an updated version of the ‘T Levels capital fund guidance’.
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Added a note about how coronavirus (COVID-19) will affect wave 1 and wave 2 delivery.
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Updated ‘T Levels capital fund application form’ and ‘T Levels capital fund financial plan for academy trusts’.
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Updated guidance and application forms to apply for a building and facilities improvement grant for the academic year 2021 to 2022.
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Amended opening sentences of document ‘Specialist equipment allocation (SEA)’ for clarity.
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First published.
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