Football Foundation Grants
The Football Foundation is funded by the Premier League, the FA and government, and pays for grassroots sports facilities: pitches, changing rooms, floodlights and equipment. It expects partnership funding on larger projects and asks that facilities serve the wider community rather than one club. Projects usually need to fit the local football facility plan for the area.
Football Foundation has 9 open funds listed here, none of them with a fixed deadline.
Checked daily. Last updated 6 October 2026.
No published award history for Football Foundation. Some funders do not publish their grants data.
What Football Foundation funds
Counted across the 9 open funds on this page.
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Lionesses HERe to Play Fund: HERe for Facilities
Football Foundation
Grants from £1,500 to £25,000 help make community football facilities safer, more inclusive and welcoming for women and girls. Funding covers up to 75% of eligible costs. This is the facilities route; the separate HERe for Teams kit and equipment route is closed and is expected to reopen in May 2027. No facilities application deadline is published.
Football Foundation Goalposts Grant
Football Foundation
Funding supports pairs of new or replacement goalposts for regular organised community football in England. The overall advertised ceiling is £25,000, but each pair has a much lower format-specific cap and funding is limited to 75% of eligible costs. No closing date is published.
Football Foundation Portable Floodlights Grant
Football Foundation
Grants up to £25,000, covering at most 75% of eligible costs, support new or used portable floodlights for natural or artificial turf training areas in England. Grass pitches used for match play and fixed floodlights are excluded. No closing date is published.
Football Foundation Small-Sided Facility Improvements
Football Foundation
The standard route offers up to £25,000 and up to 75% of costs to improve an existing small-sided artificial pitch, up to 37m by 27m. Discuss the work with a Football Foundation Technical Project Manager before applying. Larger proposals need a separate discussion. No deadline is published.
Football Foundation Catering Units Grant
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.
Football Foundation 3G Pitches Funding
Football Foundation
Support for FIFA Quality Standard 3G football pitches in England is developed with the local County FA and Foundation Delivery Manager. Check whether the site is in the Local Football Facility Plan before discussing a proposal. The current page publishes no standard award limit or application deadline. This is a project-development route, with community engagement required before an application.
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Frequently asked questions about Football Foundation funding
How many Football Foundation grants are open right now?+
9 grants from Football Foundation are open on GrantMatch today, none of them with a fixed deadline. The list is checked daily.
How do I apply for Football Foundation funding?+
Each grant on this page links to the Football Foundation application page for that fund. Read the funder's own eligibility criteria before you start, since terms differ between funds.