London Improvement Grant Fund 2017-18
The London Improvement Grant Fund application process is now open. Practices need to submit their applications by 17:00 on Friday 30 September 2016 by emailing them to: England.LondonIGfund@nhs.net.
Practices should note the following:
- Applications must be submitted on the London Region Improvement Grant Expression of Interest Form (IGLR) for 2017/18. Please note that this is a new application form and applications made using previous versions of the form will not be accepted.
- Applications for funding may be made for multiple eligible items. These should be submitted on a single application form.
- Funding is for schemes to be delivered in the 2017/18 financial year.
- Funding will be for eligible items in accordance with NHS (General Medical Services - Premises Costs) Directions 2013.
- Funding will be to a value of 66% of the cost of eligible works. Practices will be expected to fund the remaining 34%.
- A letter of support from your CCG for your specific scheme must be submitted with your application.
- Applications for funding must be for eligible works with a total value greater than £7,500 inclusive of any fees and VAT. Note that this is an important difference from the improvement grant process in previous years.
- Full instructions from NHS England London are available in the letter linked to below.
Documents:
- The letter with instructions on how to apply to the fund is here.
- Examples of eligible and non-eligible items is available here.
- The application form is available here.
Note: the London Improvement Grant is separate to the Estates and Technology Transformation Fund, so practices may submit bids to both.
Questions about the scheme and application process should be directed to NHS England London.
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