Guidance and advice
All applicants are advised to seek pre application advice from your County FA. For further information please contact Chris Smith (Chris.Smith@durhamfa.com)
Grow The Game Grant
http://www.footballfoundation.org.uk/apply/community-grants/grow-the-game/
Grow the Game provides funding for projects that use football to:
increase participation by both players and volunteers.
This is done by supporting the costs associated with providing new activity.
Grow the Game is an extremely popular scheme and the assessment process is competitive.
Please contact Andrew.Brown@DurhamFA.com for more information.
Build The Game Grant
http://www.footballfoundation.org.uk/apply/facilities-grants/build-the-game/
The Build the Game scheme provides small grants for small facility projects. We aim to assess applications to this scheme within 12 weeks.
Criteria
The scheme has flexible criteria and there are many eligible items, so long as it is the right project for the right applicant. All projects must demonstrate they can support the growth and retention of grassroots football.
A project that is considered to be an annual running cost, does not have appropriate insurance or meet basic child protection or health and safety requirements will not be eligible for grant aid.
All applications must have security of tenure either by freehold or leasehold. A minimum of 10 year security of tenure is required by leasehold.
Please contact Chris.Smith@DurhamFA.com for more information.
Football Stadia Improvement Fund
http://www.footballfoundation.org.uk/apply/football-stadia-improvement-fund-grant/
The FSIF provides money for clubs in the Football League and the National League System down to step 7 (Wearside League, Northern League, Unibond League) and below who want to improve their facilities. Please contact Chris.Smith@DurhamFA.com for more information.