Can you apply?
The Community Large Grant scheme has now closed for Stage One submissions. New Stage One submissions will be accepted from October 2009. We only fund organisations that are 'not for profit'. We do not fund individuals.
Applications from clubs will only be accepted from those based in England and/or affiliated to The Football Association. Applications from Wales will only be accepted if they are made through the Community Scheme attached to the club playing in the English Football League.
Applications that include partnership funding from the Football Pools Investment Committee will not be considered nor will applications for contributions to support Kickz projects.
What can the funding be used for?
The fund aims to support projects that:
Generate new activity
Use football and where appropriate other sports to focus on one of the following Foundation’s Community Programme Strategy objectives:
Preventing and reducing offending.
Promoting respect amongst communities and bringing people together through football.
Improving educational attainment and lifelong learning.
Encouraging personal development from participation in football and sport through to volunteering, training and employment.
Tackling the rise of obesity in children and adults.
Improving the mental health and wellbeing of children and adults.
Tackling regional health inequalities in life expectancy and chronic illness.
The Community Programme Strategy can be viewed by visitingThe Football Foundations publications page.
What can't be funded?
Statutory core business, although applications for Special Educational Needs (SEN) curriculum time activity are eligible
Capital costs
One off events, retrospective costs or expenses
Stand alone educational materials
Projects with a total project cost of less than £10,000
How much money can you apply for?
The maximum grant available is £150,000 for projects that last between one and three years.
The Foundation is only able to support a percentage of the total project cost. Percentage support is determined by need and will, therefore, vary. However, it will not exceed 90% of the total project costs and the target level of funding is 50%.
Please note you can apply for a contribution to management costs but this contribution will not exceed 12.5 % of the total project cost.