Capital Funding

The Association of Independent Schools of NSW (AISNSW) has the responsibility of administering the Australian Government's Capital Grants Program (CGP) and the NSW Government’s Building Grants Assistance Scheme (BGAS) for independent schools in NSW. It does this through a separate entity called the AISNSW Block Grant Authority Ltd (BGA). Each year these Governments allocate a fixed 'block' of money to be administered by the BGA to independent schools in NSW for capital works projects on a needs basis.

The specific objectives of both Capital Grants Programs are to:

  • provide and improve school infrastructure, particularly for the most educationally disadvantaged students
  • ensure attention to refurbishment/upgrading of capital infrastructure for existing students, while making provision for needs arising from new demographic and enrolment trends
  • pursue the Australian Government's other priorities and objectives for schooling as outlined in the latest version of the Capital Grants Programme (CGP) for Non-Government Schools -  CGP Operating Manual

Step 1.

In December each year the BGA will email Principals and Business Managers of all AISNSW BGA member schools with details of the commencement of the application round for the upcoming year.

Schools intending to apply for a grant in the current round must then lodge an Expression of Interest (EOI) being the first page of the online application form. Closing date for this step is 31st January each year. Feedback will be provided to you, if necessary, about the eligibility of the proposed project and whether the school's expectations of the level of possible grant is realistic.

Step 2.

Schools that lodge an Expression of Interest will be provided with access to online material which all applicants must watch to ensure that all program requirements and expectations for this round are understood. This material will be available in early February after which the CGP application form will made available. 

Step 3.

After the briefing you can submit an application for a Capital Grants Project by:

  • Logging in to the AIS website
  • Selecting the My Profile tab at the top of the page
  • Selecting BGA Grant Management

If you work at more than one Independent school, you may then need to select the school for which you now wish to apply for Capital Grants (BGA). 

Applications close on 30th April each year, after which the AISNSW Grants Management Team will commence checking the financial, costing and educational content for validity and completeness before assessing them from both an educational and financial need perspective.  The assessment and analysis of the application information is the basis for formulating recommendations for grant assistance. The recommendations are then reviewed by the AISNSW BGA Funding Allocation Committee who determines which project applications will be recommended to the AISNSW BGA Board. The recommendations for grant assistance are then sent to the relevant Government Education Ministers. Successful schools are usually notified by January the following year.

Schools that are not yet participants in the AISNSW BGA should contact AISNSW for details of how to apply.

Capital Grants Resources


Application Support

Guidelines & Processes

Masterplanning

Procurement

Recognition 

Building & Scholarship Funds

2023 Capital Grants Program (Approved Projects)

                               

2024 Capital Grants Program (Application Briefing)



Capital Grants Program Annual Overview

Snapshot 2014

Snapshot 2015

Snapshot 2016

Snapshot 2017

Snapshot 2018

Snapshot 2019

Snapshot 2020

Snapshot 2021

Snapshot 2022

Snapshot 2023

Preschool Capital Grants

The NSW Government is providing around $25 million in grants over three years to build and upgrade preschools on Independent school sites.

Update 24 June 2025: The Round 2 Preschool Capital Grants deadline has been extended from 30 June 2025 to early February 2026. This follows upcoming changes to eligibility criteria agreed to by the NSW Department of Education, which will allow more Independent schools to apply. AISNSW will release updated application guidance in July. Eligible schools will also be contacted directly. 

Round 1 grant recipients will be announced soon by the NSW Education Minister.

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