Football Foundation Catering Units Grant
Funding
Up to £50,000
Deadline
Check with the funder
Location
England
Applications
Check the current application window with the funder
Overview
Grants up to £50,000, covering at most 75% of eligible costs, help grassroots football organisations install an approved catering unit at their site. The unit should generate income and improve the experience for players and spectators. This is separate from the Lionesses HERe to Play Fund. No deadline is published. Catering units funded through the Home Advantage Programme have a separate fully funded route.
Requirements to check
Key requirements:
- The standard grant covers up to 75% of eligible costs. Provide at least 25% partnership funding and check eligibility before ordering equipment or starting work.
- Speak to your County FA before contacting suppliers. Obtain at least two quotes from current preferred suppliers following site visits, complete an income and expenditure forecast, and secure the required permissions. Check any conflicting supplier names in older FAQs against the current supplier list.
- Grass-pitch sites must ring-fence net catering income for pitch maintenance and report pitch quality through PitchPower. Applicants should complete a PitchPower inspection or be on the 3G register. One site per application and normally one application per season. No land-tenure minimum is stated for the unit, but a ten-year clawback period applies.
- Internal white goods, food-awareness course costs and separate toilets are excluded. Integrated toilets may qualify. Confirm planning and food-business registration requirements, and the required food-safety training, before claiming.
Eligible organisations providing community or grassroots football in England, including not-for-profit clubs and voluntary groups, local authorities, County FAs, professional club community organisations, charities, social enterprises and educational establishments with community access. Individuals, commercial operators and student-only facilities are excluded. Check the programme-specific restrictions on professional and semi-professional clubs.
This summary may not include every exclusion. Check the full eligibility rules, including who and what the funder will not support.
Eligible organisations providing community or grassroots football in England, including not-for-profit clubs and voluntary groups, local authorities, County FAs, professional club community organisations, charities, social enterprises and educational establishments with community access. Individuals, commercial operators and student-only facilities are excluded. Check the programme-specific restrictions on professional and semi-professional clubs.
Regions
No published award history for Football Foundation. Some funders do not publish their grants data.
Full details from Football Foundation
Grants up to £50,000, covering at most 75% of eligible costs, help grassroots football organisations install an approved catering unit at their site. The unit should generate income and improve the experience for players and spectators. This is separate from the Lionesses HERe to Play Fund. No deadline is published. Catering units funded through the Home Advantage Programme have a separate fully funded route. Eligible organisations providing community or grassroots football in England, including not-for-profit clubs and voluntary groups, local authorities, County FAs, professional club community organisations, charities, social enterprises and educational establishments with community access. Individuals, commercial operators and student-only facilities are excluded. Check the programme-specific restrictions on professional and semi-professional clubs. Contact your County FA for an eligibility check, then obtain quotes from approved suppliers and complete the funder technical guidance, permissions and financial forecast. Submit the separate Catering Unit application through your Football Foundation account.
Contact your County FA for an eligibility check, then obtain quotes from approved suppliers and complete the funder technical guidance, permissions and financial forecast. Submit the separate Catering Unit application through your Football Foundation account.
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