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Grant and Investment funding information

The UK Commission is charged with providing Grant and Investment Funding to the UK wide Skills for Business Network of employer-led organisation including Sector Skills Councils (SSCs) and Sector Bodies.

UKCES standard terms and conditions of funding and investment

These should be read in conjunction with and form part of any agreement.

General/adhoc development funding contracts

UK Commission’s Standard Conditions of Funding (PDF, 200 Kb) (version 4, May 2011).

The UK Commission’s Standard Claim Form (DOC, 103 Kb) should also be used for all funding and investment claims

Investment funding

Employer Investment Funding (EIF)
Growth and Innovation Funding (GIF)

Standard Conditions of Investment Funding (PDF, 135 Kb) (version 1, September 2011). Applies to GIF round 1.
Standard Conditions of Investment Funding (PDF, 133 Kb) (version 2, February 2012). Applies to EIF Phase 2 and GIF round 2 onwards. For information: key changes since version 1 of the Standard Conditions of Investment Funding: additional indemnity clauses and the facility to recover funds should a State Aid challenge be brought against an organisation.

Publicity Guidance: For use when promoting projects funded or part-funded through either the Growth and Innovation fund (GIF) or the Employer Investment Fund (EIF). This guidance forms part of the investment agreement.

Download the Investment funds publicity guidance (PDF, 63 Kb)

Investment funding templates

Templates and suggested formats for use when reporting at the end of each investment stage:

Investment request template (DOCX, 46 Kb) : GIF and EIF 3 only -mandatory
Investment stage completion report (DOCX, 53 Kb) (Version 3 : September 2012) GIF and EIF – mandatory
End of stage P & L financial return : GIF and EIF recommended format

(XLSX, 12 Kb)

This form should be used to claim GIF development funding (DOCX, 46 Kb)

Universal Services

Please download the latest Q&A document (PDF, 99 Kb) for Universal Services contracting (Updated 7th February 2012)

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