Find a fund. Know what to gather.
A short guide for secretaries and treasurers. Pick your nation, open the funder's site, and apply there. SquadPilot does not submit the application for you.
Find a fund.
Scotland
- sportscotland — Funding
Sports council directory, including facilities and coach-education funds.
- Scottish FA — Pitching In
Football facilities for member clubs.
- National Lottery Awards for All Scotland
£300 to £20,000.
England
- Sport England — funding and campaigns
The club-sized fund on that hub is the Movement Fund, £300 to £15,000.
- Football Foundation
Pitches, goals, floodlights, and clubhouses; The FA, Premier League, and government.
- National Lottery Awards for All England
£300 to £20,000.
Wales
- Sport Wales — grants and funding
Be Active Wales, the facility crowdfunder, and the energy-saving grant.
- Cymru Football Foundation — funding
Equipment, facilities, stadia, and sustainability.
- National Lottery Awards for All Wales
£300 to £20,000.
Northern Ireland
- Sport NI — funding
Includes Creating Opportunities and the Olympic Legacy Fund.
- Irish FA / DCMS Grassroots Facilities Investment Fund
Larger pitch projects.
- National Lottery Awards for All Northern Ireland
£300 to £20,000.
Deadlines and whether a round is open are on the funder's site.
Have these ready.
- Constitution or governing document
- Latest accounts
- A bank statement from the last three months
- Safeguarding or child wellbeing policy
- Public liability insurance
- A simple budget for what the grant would pay for
What they will ask.
Most forms want plain answers in your own words. A secretary can draft these before you start the online application.
- What you will do
- Who it is for
- Why it is needed
- What it costs
- What success looks like
- What happens when the grant ends
SquadPilot does not send the bid. Funders often ask for accounts and a clear record of membership income, which is what the cashbook is for. See how SquadPilot helps your club.