Project capital round two

Invitation to apply for funding

To:	Heads of HEFCE-funded higher education institutions Heads of universities in Northern Ireland
Of interest to those responsible for:	Estates; Finance; Planning; Learning and teaching; Disability issues
Reference:	01/48
Publication date:	August 2001
Enquiries to:	For funding and formula issues: Andrew Smith tel 0117 931 7001 e-mail a.smith@hefce.ac.uk For project applications: David Hill tel 0117 931 7482 e-mail d.hill@hefce.ac.uk For disability issues: Jacqui Squires tel 0117 931 7426 e-mail j.squires@hefce.ac.uk

Executive summary (read on-line)

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Annex A - Learning and teaching and disability capital allocations for 2002-04
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Annex B - Project definition form: learning and teaching capital
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Annex C - Project definition form: disability capital
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Annex D - Principles of good practice
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Executive summary

Purpose

1. This document describes the arrangements for capital funding for 2002-04, announced in the Government's second comprehensive spending review.

Key points

2. We are providing £214 million to improve capital and IT infrastructure to support learning and teaching in higher education institutions. Of this, £56 million is to improve provision for students with disabilities, in line with the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and its extension in the Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001.

3. We are aiming to make these investments in a way that maximises the effectiveness of the expenditure and minimises the accountability burden of the process.

4. Institutions' allocations have been determined formulaically.

5. To obtain the funding, institutions will need to identify appropriate projects in the context of their own strategies and disability access audits.

Action required

6. Project definition forms should be submitted as soon as possible, and before 29 March 2002. The application process for disability capital requires institutions to undertake an access audit.