Things to Note

If you’re a Football Club applying for a Football Foundation grant, you must be the Chair, Secretary or Treasurer of that Club to submit an application and co-sign the required forms. We’ll verify that you hold one of these roles, when you set up an account with us.  
 

Criteria

We ask that you speak with your Football Foundation Technical Project Manager before proceeding with a grant application.

We’ll require a condition survey or inspection report from an artificial pitch specialist recommending the scope of works to be undertaken.

We’ll require specifications and drawings, clearly detailing the scope of the proposed works. Works should comply with the Foundation’s minimum design requirements, unless otherwise agreed in writing.

Planning permission may or may not be required for the works and confirmation of which applies is required from the local planning authority. Further information regarding planning permission can be found here. Planning permission must be in place before your application is submitted.

Documents Required

To ensure your application is processed, you should include the following documents: 

• You’ll need to demonstrate that you have the required ownership, by either freehold, or uninterruptible leasehold from the date of grant offer for a varying period. If you’re applying for a grant up to £25,000, it will need to be 5 years and for a grant over £25,000 and up to £100,000, it will need to be 10 years.
• Plans and drawings of the existing configuration and as proposed 
• Condition survey or inspection report from an artificial pitch specialist recommending the scope of works to be undertaken
• Specification and schedule of works
• A minimum of two like-for-like quotations from experienced contractors, based upon the design details and specification
• Evidence of partnership funding
• Evidence of security of tenure
• Planning approval notice
• Landlord’s consent to the works 

• A copy of a typical weekly programme of use for the facility