# itt_4092 - GRANT- Centre of Excellence Phase 2 - Sector Capability, Capacity and Skills

- Funder: Department for Education (https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/department-for-education)
- Status: Open
- Opens: 2 Oct 2026
- Next deadline: 31 Oct 2026, 00:00 GMT
- Award: Up to £5.87m
- Where: England, Wales
- Who can apply: Charity / VCSE, Local authority / parish council, Other public body, School / college, University / research org, Business (SME / sole trader), Large company
- Funding type: Grant
- Themes: Education / training
- Source: GOV.UK Find a grant (https://www.find-government-grants.service.gov.uk/grants/centre-of-excellence-phase-2---sector-capability-capacity-and-skills-1)
- Apply: https://education.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html
- Last verified: 2026-10-10T10:37:00.591Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/opportunities/b7c55999-3102-4181-971c-3ba4aa93493c

Centre of Excellence Phase 2 - Sector Capability, Capacity and Skills In 2025, the department appointed a consortium to scope and design a Centre of Excellence for Children’s Social Care (CSC) Data and Digital; this was known as Phase 1.

Criteria, application steps and contacts are in the OpenGrant workspace (https://opengrant.co.uk/pricing) and on the funder's own site. Check the original source before applying.