January 2005/08
Core funding/operations
Invitation to apply for funds

Proposals should be submitted by 30 May 2005

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Capital funding for learning and teaching, research and infrastructure

2006-08

This document sets out the arrangements for learning and teaching, research and infrastructure capital for higher education institutions for 2006 to 2008. It also invites HEIs to submit proposals for use of these capital grants. Capital grants available to HEIs from April 2006 must be spent by March 2008. Earlier funding will be considered for projects that start after 1 April 2005.

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To:	Heads of HEFCE-funded higher education institutions Heads of HEFCE-funded further education colleges
Of interest to those responsible for:	Senior management, Finance, Estates, IT
Reference:	2005/08
Publication date:	January 2005
Enquiries to:	Funding or policy issues: Ian Lewis tel 0117 931 7336 e-mail i.lewis@hefce.ac.uk Learning and teaching proposals from HEIs: David Hill tel 0117 931 7482 e-mail d.hill@hefce.ac.uk Research proposals from HEIs: Stuart Grantham tel 0117 931 7037 e-mail s.grantham@hefce.ac.uk Capital for further education colleges: Wendy Staples tel 0117 931 7324 e-mail w.staples@hefce.ac.uk

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Executive summary (read on-line)

Online applications: instructions for completing programme and project information and submitting proposals online are available for the following:
SRIF
Learning and teaching (TandL).

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Executive summary

Purpose

1.    This document sets out the arrangements for learning and teaching, research and infrastructure capital for higher education institutions (HEIs) for 2006 to 2008. It also invites HEIs to submit proposals for use of these capital grants.

Key points

2.    Capital grants available to HEIs from April 2006 must be spent by March 2008. Earlier funding will be considered for projects that start after 1 April 2005.

3.    Funding is distributed by formula as a conditional allocation.

4.    Using these formulae, we have allocated £550 million for learning and teaching capital and £903 million for research capital to English HEIs. These allocations can be used to invest in HEIs' supporting infrastructure. The conditional allocations are at Annex A.

5.    Annex B includes details of the learning and teaching capital allocations to HEIs that relate to franchised student numbers. This includes further education colleges (FECs) that are members of HEFCE-recognised funding consortia, where these are led by an HEI. The amounts shown in Annex B are included in the allocations in Annex A.

6.    We have scaled back the information that we require from HEIs at both the programme and project level. We will continue to review the programme-level information that is provided, but we will not review the project-level information provided in detail. Instead we will select a sample of project proposals for external audit. This process has developmental aspects in addition to providing assurance about the proper use of public funds.

Action required

7.    HEIs should submit their proposals electronically by 30 May 2005. Details of how to access the application system and helpdesk will be provided on the web by the end of February.