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Football Foundation »  GoalPost Safety Grant

GoalPost Safety Grant

What is the scheme?

The goalpost safety scheme provides grants to replace unsafe goalposts.

What can you get a grant for?

To replace goals which fail to meet the British Standards safety requirements, as well as providing funding for new goals to ensure that all goals purchased for grassroots football meet British Standards EN 748 (2004) and 8462 (2005). 

The goals we target for replacement include:

  • pre-1996 i.e. before British Standards were produced
  • metal cup hooks on posts and crossbars
  • all wooden goal posts
  • old freestanding steel goal posts
  • Mini-Soccer goals which have rusty steel corners or incomplete frames
  • corroded or rusted goals.

 How much money can you get?

An individual grant cannot exceed 50% of the cost of a pair of goals up to a ceiling of £3,000. An applicant (such as a local authority) may apply for up to a maximum of  ten grants.

Who can apply?

Applications are welcome from FA affiliated clubs, local authorities, schools (that demonstrate commitment to football and FA Charter Standard), local community groups and clubs in the National League System Step 7 and below. Clubs in Steps 3 - 6 of the National League System can apply for replacement goals for their U18 youth teams. This applies where the under-18s team does not use the same pitch as the Club’s first team.

 Those that are ineligible to apply include professional clubs including their Academies and Centres of Excellence; clubs that do not have an open membership policy, clubs in the National League System Steps 1 and 2 and commercial operators.

 How can you apply?

To apply for a grant visit the Football Foundation website where you can complete an on-line application form or request a paper version to be sent to you.

The contact details for the Football Foundation Safety Grant scheme are

Goal Post Safety Scheme
The Football Foundation,
30 Gloucester Place,
London W1U 8FF
Tel: 0845 345 4555
Fax: 08453457075