Capital Renewal Funding Playbook

The deferred maintenance backlog is a huge (and growing) problem almost all campuses face. Capital renewal funding to address deferred maintenance is often inadequate, as other institutional priorities compete for increasingly limited resources. Given the magnitude and pervasiveness of this issue, institutions are searching for new ways to obtain more dollars for renewal.

While there are no silver bullets for tackling a large backlog, Facilities leaders can learn from colleges and universities that have used creative tactics to successfully fund capital renewal projects.

This playbook details 10 executive-level lessons for successful capital renewal funding in higher education, as well as 100 creative tactics for institutions seeking realistic funding opportunities.