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Small Grant Scheme

Small Grant Scheme – Community & Education Awards up to £9,000 to ‘skill up’ your club, community organisation or school

The scheme supports the costs of coach education & developing volunteers

Checklist

  • Your organisation should benefit people under 25 (Applications from disabled organisation have no age limit)
  • Your organisation’s income should be less than £15,000 per annum (schools and health bodies are exempt)
  • Costs of your project should be no more than £10,000 (90% maximum award)
  • You should already have / or be committed to achieving the FA’s Charter Standard award within 12 months
  • All groups working with young people under 18 must have child protection policies and procedures in place
  • Your organisation should have a constitution
  • All applicants should have their own bank account
  • Applicants must not have received Football Foundation funding in the last 3 years, with the exception of a Junior Kit Scheme* (JKS) Grant.

Funding examples

  • Training Courses – Coaching, Refereeing
  • Hire of Football Coaches & Referees
  • Facility Hire
  • Organised Events – Festivals etc
  • First Aid Kits
  • Travel expenses

Successes in Suffolk

  • Waveney Youth FC: Community Coaching scheme £6,800
  • Woodbridge Town FC: Girls Football Development £7,915
  • Brandon Lads & Lasses Girls Football Development £7,000

Junior Kit Scheme* - (JKS) Grant

Grants of up to £300 are awarded to clubs and schools to be used for the purchase of a football strip. The grant is given in the form of a voucher. This must be exchanged for a branded strip from the Football Foundation’s nominated supplier within six months of issue.

Checklist

  • Team members to be under 16
  • Clubs and Schools must be an FA Charter Standard Club /School or committed to becoming Charter Standard within 12 months
  • Declarations must be signed by clubs and Headteachers of Schools applying
  • Applications may be submitted at any time. You will be notified within six to eight weeks

For an application form and information on constitutions:

The Football Foundation
Help line 0800 0277766
enquiries@footballfoundation.org.uk