Football Foundation - Grass Pitch Maintenance Fund

The Football Foundation is on a mission to transform the quality of grass pitches across the country. The Grass Pitch Maintenance Fund is a key part of this ambition and provides eligible organisations with a tapered six-year grant to help them sustain pitches already at a 'good' level and enhance pitches that are either considered 'poor' or 'basic'.

Who is eligible?

All applicants must have the required security of tenure and have received a PitchPower Pitch Assessment Report:

• Grassroots football clubs
• Leagues
• Charities
• Education sites (offering community usage on evenings and weekends)
• Town and Parish Councils (that host grassroots football clubs on council-owned sites)
• National League System (Steps 1-6) and Women's Football Pyramid (Tiers 1-4) clubs (only for pitches at the site that are used for community football)

How much can we apply for?

Funding falls into two categories - enhance or sustain. Your PitchPower pitch inspection (a requirement of the grant) will provide you with a Performace Quality Standard (PQS) per pitch - which will help us decide how much funding you'll be eligible for - and a list of maintenance recommendations which you'll need to carry out as part of your grant award. Grants are paid annually for six years but tapered down during that time.

NB. The Foundation also has a multi-sport commitment, which will see the charity invest 40% of its investment into multi-sport projects that support both football and an additional sport, such as rugby, cricket, netball, and basketball, by 2025.

For more information about the fund, please visit - Football Foundation | Grass Pitch