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Football Foundation PlayZones Programme

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Funding

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Deadline

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Location

England

Applications

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Overview

The main PlayZones programme is not currently accepting new expressions of interest. Separate guidance says the Foundation is willing to discuss single-site enquiries; an enquiry is not an open grant application. Existing projects develop community-led outdoor spaces for football and other sports. Published construction estimates are project costs, not award limits.

Requirements to check

Key requirements:

  • The programme normally requires at least 25% partnership funding across the portfolio, appropriate land ownership or a minimum ten-year lease, planning permission where needed and a sustainable activation plan.

Local partnerships and consortia developing inclusive community sports facilities in England. The programme prioritises communities facing inequalities in access to physical activity. The availability of a route for a particular new site must be confirmed directly with the Foundation.

This summary may not include every exclusion. Check the full eligibility rules, including who and what the funder will not support.

Who is this for?

Local partnerships and consortia developing inclusive community sports facilities in England. The programme prioritises communities facing inequalities in access to physical activity. The availability of a route for a particular new site must be confirmed directly with the Foundation.

Regions

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Full details from Football Foundation

The main PlayZones programme is not currently accepting new expressions of interest. Separate guidance says the Foundation is willing to discuss single-site enquiries; an enquiry is not an open grant application. Existing projects develop community-led outdoor spaces for football and other sports. Published construction estimates are project costs, not award limits. Local partnerships and consortia developing inclusive community sports facilities in England. The programme prioritises communities facing inequalities in access to physical activity. The availability of a route for a particular new site must be confirmed directly with the Foundation. Do not prepare a new programme expression of interest while that route is closed. For a single-site proposal, use the contact route in the small-sided facility eligibility guidance and ask the Foundation whether a route is available.

How to apply

Do not prepare a new programme expression of interest while that route is closed. For a single-site proposal, use the contact route in the small-sided facility eligibility guidance and ask the Foundation whether a route is available.

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Last updated: 6 October 2026