Get your pitch match fit

We want to ensure grassroots football has 20,000 'good' quality pitches by 2030. Find out how to get your pitch match fit below.

Available funding

Grass Pitch Maintenance Fund

Get a six-year tapered maintenance to help enhance or sustain the quality of your grass pitches. You'll just need to complete a PitchPower inspection for each of the grass pitches you want funding for before you're able to apply.

Grass Pitch Maintenance Machinery & Equipment

Grants towards the grass pitch maintenance machinery and equipment recommended in your PitchPower assessment report.

Grass Pitch Drainage

Providing a suitable playing surface is essential to sustain and increase participation in grassroots football, so the Football Foundation is able to provide funding for works to improve the drainage of grass pitches.

Storage Containers

Need secure storage for your grass pitch maintenance machinery and equipment? We offer grants of up to £25K towards new and second-hand storage containers.

Unlock the power of your pitch

Join a community of experts

Our Online Groundskeeping Community is a free platform that helps connect you to expert grass pitch knowledge and support at the touch of a button. 

  • Professional advice
  • Free to join
  • Peer-to-peer discussion

Apply for funding

From materials and equipment to machinery and contractor works, our flexible funding options can help you transform your vision into reality

  • Six-year tapered grants available through the Grass Pitch Maintenance Fund.
  • Drainage, machinery and equipment available
  • Easy online application process

Learn from the best

The Grounds Management Association (GMA) is the leading not-for-profit membership organisation that supports and celebrates grounds professionals and volunteers. 

  • Get upskilled and qualified
  • Many training options available
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Resources

Produced alongside the experts at the Grounds Management Association (GMA), check out our range of free grass pitch support and guidance available through the Football Foundation Groundskeeping Community (registration required).

Pitch maintenance tasks

From mowing and line marking to scarification and overseeding, discover the core tasks and skills needed to keep your pitch in top-notch condition throughout the year.

Monthly essentials

Here you'll find the key actions required to prepare your pitch for challenges at specific times of the year. 

Pitch maintenance equipment

There's a wide range of equipment you may use when it comes to maintaining your grass pitches. Here you'll learn more about the different types of equipment, how they're used and what the benefits are.

Materials

Seed, soil, fertiliser - check out our guide to the different materials that can be used on your pitch.

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