Structures Fund Grant Guidance for Local Highway Authorities
Summary
The UK Department for Transport has published guidance on applying for grant funding from the Structures Fund, which supports capital costs for repairing or replacing local highway structures. The guidance applies to local highway authorities in England and Transport for London. Applicants must complete pre-submission response forms, submission templates, and supplementary schemes forms, along with using the provided economic toolkit.
What changed
The Department for Transport published guidance establishing the application process for the Structures Fund, a grant programme supporting local highway authorities in England with capital costs for repairing or replacing highway structures. The guidance provides eligibility criteria, application procedures, and downloadable templates including pre-submission response forms, submission templates, supplementary schemes forms, and an economic toolkit with user guide.
Local highway authorities in England and Transport for London seeking grant funding for transport infrastructure schemes should familiarise themselves with the application requirements and timelines outlined in the guidance. The programme is administered through the provided templates and forms, with the economic toolkit required to support funding applications.
What to do next
- Read the Structures Fund grant guidance before applying
- Download and complete the pre-submission response form
- Submit applications using the official submission template
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Guidance
Applying for grant funding from the Structures Fund
How local highway authorities can apply for grant funding for transport infrastructure schemes from the Structures Fund.
From: Department for Transport Published 15 April 2026 Get emails about this page
Applies to England
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Applying for grant funding from the Structures Fund
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Structures Fund pre-submission response form
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Structures Fund submission template
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Structures Fund supplementary schemes form
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Structures Fund economic toolkit
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Structures Fund economic toolkit user guide
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Details
The Structures Fund provides grant funding to support the capital costs of repairing or replacing local highway structures.
It is open to applications from local highway authorities in England and from Transport for London.
This guidance explains the process along with information on eligibility and support for applicants. It will be updated if there is a need for additional guidance or clarification.
Applicants should read the guidance, then download and complete:
- the pre-submission response form to tell the Department for Transport about the scheme(s) they expect to put forwards, and the support required from the technical advisory body
- the submission template and economic toolkit to put forward a structure for investment
- the supplementary schemes form to tell the department about future highway structure schemes that are likely to be unaffordable for your authority
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Published 15 April 2026
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