If you are planning a project, please download and complete the Pre-Application Forms under the Related Documents section and contact the Lincolnshire FA County Development Manager, Dan Matson on 08449 67 07 08 (option 2) or email daniel.matson@lincolnshirefa.com
Aim of Scheme
The facilities scheme will give grants for projects that;
- Improve facilities for football
- Sustain or increase participation amongst children and adults, regardless of background age, or ability.
- Help children and adults to develop their physical, mental, social and moral capacities through regular participation in sport.
Facilities Scheme funding primarily supports organisations that wish to build develop and/or refurbish facilities in order to sustain and/or increase participation with the help and guidance from the Lincolnshire FA Football Development Team.
Types of facilities funded include, grass pitches drainage/improvements, changing rooms, floodlights, artificial turf pitches, pavilions and clubhouses.
Grant ceiling
On any given application, the lower the percentage support from the Foundation, the more likely it is to be approved.The maximum level of funding remains at 50% of the total eligible project cost, up to a maximum of £500,000. Clearly, the financial need of the applicant organisation will be the key factor in determining a suitable level of Foundation support. Organisations that have greater financial reserves and/or income generating potential are likely to secure a significantly lower level of support than those who have not.
Eligibility criteria
Who can apply?
Applications are welcome from Local Authorities, all educational establishments, football clubs, multi-sport clubs, registered charitable organisations, companies limited by guarantee, industrial and provident societies and unincorporated not for profit organisations.
Level of support
Prior to submission, every application must demonstrate that significant efforts to secure alternative funding sources have been carried out.
Following submission of an application to the Foundation, every application will be judged on its own merits.
Judgement will be based on the amount of football development/social benefit for the grant requested. This should be the primary judgement of value for money, with less emphasis on percentage of total project cost.
The Foundation would consider a relatively higher level of support if a project:
1) Makes significant impact on under-represented groups in football, in an area where
there is a demonstrable under-representation:
a) BME participants
b) women and girls
c) disability
d) low income groups
2) Is in an area with an outstanding need for a facility, where there are no feasible
alternative sites.
3) Can demonstrate a financial need for a higher level of support e.g. Voluntary Sector.
What the Foundation looks for:
Applicants should demonstrate how their projects would achieve the following outcomes:
Sustain or increase participation amongst junior and adult participants regardless of background age, or ability.
Provide and assist in the provision of facilities for football and other games and sports that improve the conditions for sport across local communities.
Promote the advancement of young people by developing their physical, mental, social and moral capacities through regular participation in sport.
For more specific information visit http://www.footballfoundation.org.uk/our-schemes/facilities-scheme/ alternatively please click here to request the Lincs FA Football Development Planning Sheets in order to start the Facility process.