Grants For Schools
Funding supports schools who wish to build, develop or modernize/upgrade facilities in order to sustain and/or increase participation.
Much of this will be done by targeting schools that are in real need of support. Special emphasis is placed upon the needs of the most deprived areas in the country. 51% of the budget (£15.3m) will be targeted towards schools serving the top 25% of wards as listed in the Indices of Deprivation 2000.
A school can apply for funding up to a maximum of £1m. Ceiling grants will only be available where applicants can demonstrate that all other sources of funding have been exhausted. Revenue funding must not exceed 20% of the total grass roots grant and will only be awarded linked to a capital bid.
Examples of revenue funding:
- Community coaching schemes
- Volunteer training programme
- Employment of development officers
- Employment of outreach workers
Who can apply
Schools and LEAs only
Colleges of higher education and universities are eligible for Football Foundation funding and should apply using forms 1 & 2 under the grass roots stream. To obtain an application form you can either call the Foundation, log on to their web site or e-mail one of their advisors.
Tel: 0800 0277766
Web: www.footballfoundation.org.uk
Email: enquiries@footballfoundation.org.uk