The school facilities grant (SFG) was created under the Poverty Action Fund in 1998 to assist the neediest schools in acquiring physical infrastructure in order to achieve national and international commitments of universalising primary education.

The SFG objectives were to:

 (a) Promote equitable access to primary education

 (b) Build capacity within districts and the local communities, particularly of those individuals involved in direct procurement of contractors/construction materials, as well as support supervision on sites