Football Foundation Portable Floodlights Grant
Funding
Up to £25,000
Deadline
Check with the funder
Location
England
Applications
Check the current application window with the funder
Overview
This Football Foundation grant helps you buy portable floodlights for a training area. It sits within the Foundation's support for grassroots football. To apply, you will need to explain why you want to buy portable floodlights. You must also show that your training area can cope with extra use. For example, you could explain how you will rotate usage so that no one area is overused. The funder sets clear conditions on care of the equipment. The floodlights must be covered by suitable insurance and stored securely at the applicant's site named in your application. Buying or storing them off site or at a personal residence is not allowed. You will need to give photographic evidence of the secure storage. Only suitably trained people over 18 may use them, and they must be operated and maintained as the manufacturer recommends. If you plan to buy previously owned equipment, it must come from a reputable dealer with a minimum 12-month warranty. If your organisation is a partner on an existing or proposed Football Foundation 3G pitch, you will need to explain why the floodlights are required. Where the Foundation has made a significant investment in a 3G pitch because you are a key partner, you must also give written assurance that the floodlights will not harm the 3G site or its Site Development or Business Plan. One important caveat: funding will not be provided for floodlights on grass pitches that are used for matchplay. Official source: https://footballfoundation.org.uk/grant/portable-floodlights. Last checked by GrantMatch on 16 October 2026.
Requirements to check
Also open to: sports clubs
Key requirements:
- No funding for floodlights on grass pitches used for matchplay
- You must explain why you need portable floodlights and show your training area can cope with additional use
- Floodlights must be insured and stored securely at the applicant's named site, with photographic evidence provided
- Buying or storing equipment off site or at a personal residence is not permitted
- Only suitably trained people over 18 may use the floodlights, following manufacturer recommendations
- Previously owned equipment must come from a reputable dealer with a minimum 12-month warranty
You need to explain why you are proposing to buy portable floodlights and show that your training area can cope with additional use. Funding will not be given for floodlights on grass pitches used for matchplay. The floodlights must be insured and stored securely at your named site, not off site or at a personal residence. Only trained people over 18 may use them. Organisations partnering on a Football Foundation 3G pitch must give extra evidence and assurance.
This summary may not include every exclusion. Check the full eligibility rules, including who and what the funder will not support.
Organisations in grassroots football that want portable floodlights for a training area and can store and insure them securely at their own site.
Regions
No published award history for Football Foundation. Some funders do not publish their grants data.
Full details from 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. 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. Complete the funder eligibility checker and prepare the training-use explanation, quotes, partnership funding and storage evidence before submitting through your Football Foundation account.
Apply through the Football Foundation's portable floodlights grant page. In your application, explain why you want the floodlights and show your training area can cope with extra use. Include photographic evidence of secure storage at your site. If you partner on a 3G pitch, add the evidence and written assurance the funder asks for. If you have already applied, the page links to support and guidance.
Read the guide: Grants for Sports Clubs UK: Where to Find Funding
Grants for sports clubs in the UK, from Sport England and the Football Foundation to small local funds. Who can apply, what gets funded and what is open now.
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