- CIF
- Condition Improvement Fund. Bid-led capital grant for academies and sixth-form colleges.
- SCA
- School Condition Allocation. Formula-based capital paid to MATs above a size threshold and to dioceses.
- DFC
- Devolved Formula Capital. Per-pupil capital paid directly to schools.
- SRP
- School Rebuilding Programme. DfE-nominated whole-school rebuild fund.
- ESFA
- Education and Skills Funding Agency. Administers CIF.
- DfE
- Department for Education.
- FRICS
- Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. Signature carries weight on the condition survey.
- RAAC
- Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete. Affected blocks routed to SRP.
- GAG
- General Annual Grant. The trust's revenue budget. Not a capital source.
CIF glossary: CIF, SCA, DFC, SRP, ESFA, DfE, FRICS, RAAC, GAG
Plain-English definitions of the acronyms in the CIF technical guidance. Each term cross-links to the relevant deep page on cifbid.co.uk.
On this page
- What do CIF, SCA, DFC, SRP, ESFA, DfE, FRICS, RAAC, GAG mean?
- How does each term relate to a CIF bid?
- Which acronyms appear in the technical guidance?
- Cross-references to the relevant deep page?
- Plain-English definitions for governors?