AN INVESTMENT FROM THE PREMIER LEAGUE TO INSTALL AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS (AED) AT THOUSANDS OF GRASSROOTS FOOTBALL CLUBS AND FACILITIES, AIMED AT HELPING SAVE THE LIFE OF SOMEONE EXPERIENCING A SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST.
The Premier League Defibrillator Fund will support the installation of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) and External Storage Cabinets at thousands of grassroots clubs and facilities currently without a device on site.
Rolled out across two phases, the Fund will see more than 2000 sites benefit from this investment with the first 1,000 units delivered in time for the start of the 2021/22 season and the second wave expected in September. Once installed, the AEDs will be accessible, if required, to an estimated 1.5m people that use these facilities per season.
Going forward, the Premier League is working with partners at The FA and Sport England to ensure that facilities funded by the Football Foundation incorporate this equipment in the future.
The first phase of the Premier League Defibrillator Fund rollout will see AEDs provided to Football Foundation-funded facilities that are without a device on site.
Eligible sites will be contacted via email with further information no earlier than Wednesday 30 June 2021 with more information.
Each grant recipient will be required to:
Phase two will target grassroots clubs that own or operate their own facilities.
The funding criteria is being developed and further information will be made available in early August 2021.
Football Foundation funded sites without an AED on site identified for the first phase of the roll out will be contacted directly via email in the next few weeks.
For the second phase of the rollout, information on how grassroots clubs who own their own facilities can apply for funding will be made available in early August.
Once you've received your email and made your order there are a few things you can do to ensure you're ready to go as soon as it's delivered. Discover how to register the device, familiarise yourself with the set-up and learn more about how to use it using the links below.
