Football Foundation Grants

Goalpost grants are available from the football foundation to buy our football goals. ITSA GOAL Posts Limited are a Recommended football goal supplier to the Football Foundation. ITSA GOAL introduced the first ever plastic football goal which led to the creation of mini soccer.

ITSA GOAL posts have been a Football Foundation recommended supplier of match quality football goalposts for over thirty-five years. Mini Soccer goals, 9v9 football goals youth and adult football goals have been supplied to junior and senior football clubs with Football Foundation grants for many years.

Safe children’s PVC football goals with straighter crossbars, longer lasting nets fitted neatly to the rear of the posts and support stanchions that stay locked in place are just some of the quality goalposts supplied. Plastic goalposts with longer warranty unmatched by any other goal post manufacturer. ITSA GOAL offer an extensive range of goalposts to the Football Foundation grant schemes including socketed fixed position aluminium football stadium goals, Junior and senior freestanding football goal posts, unique anti-vandal steel fixed position football goals and spectator crowd barriers. One of the more popular goalposts in recent years has been our lightweight aluminium lockable folding goalposts that allow quick match day installation. The foldaway goals now also have the option for Goalpost Transporters to make it possible for one person to safely move a goalpost around whatever the size.

APPLYING FOR GOALPOST GRANTS
Please note when you are applying for a goalpost grant from the Football Foundation you will require a dated quotation on our official letterhead with our company logo. The Football Foundation will require the invoice sending or emailing to them and they will have to accept this and approve your grant application prior to purchasing any goalposts. Contact us on 0114 242 4244 or email sales@itsagoal.net with the goalposts required and we can email you the quotation by return. For up to date information and applying for Football Foundation grants please visit. www.footballfoundation.org.uk

Goalpost grants are available on:
11v11 goals, 9v9 goals and Mini Soccer goalposts
Goalposts that will be used on a 3G pitch that is on the FA 3G Pitch Register
Futsal goalposts

Football Foundation Grant limits
If you’re seeking a grant to purchase five or more sets of goalposts for a site, your application will be referred to our Delivery Manager so that they can get in touch to discuss your application in more detail.

The maximum grant you can apply for will depend on the size of goalposts you are purchasing:

2.44m x 7.32m (Adult 11 v 11) – a maximum grant amount of £1,200 per set of goalposts (or 75% grant up to the maximum grant value) based on a typical average purchase price of £1,600 including carriage, but excluding VAT.
2.13m x 6.40m (Youth 11 v 11) – a maximum grant amount of £1,200 per set of goalposts (or 75% grant up to the maximum grant value) based on a typical average purchase price of £1,600 including carriage, but excluding VAT.
2.13m x 4.88m (9 v 9) – a maximum grant amount of £900 per set of goalposts (or 75% grant up to the maximum grant value) based on a typical average purchase price of £1,200 including carriage, but excluding VAT.
1.83m x 3.66m (7 v 7 / 5 v 5) – a maximum grant amount of £900 per set of goalposts (or 75% grant up to the maximum grant value) based on a recommended purchase price of £1,200 including carriage, but excluding VAT.
2m x 3m (Futsal) – a maximum grant amount of £600 per set of goalposts (or 75% grant up to the maximum grant value) based on a recommended purchase price of £800 including carriage, but excluding VAT.
If you’re not able to reclaim the VAT, this should be included in your total project cost. The grant amount will be adjusted accordingly. For example:

A club needs a new set (this is one pair of goalposts) of 11 v 11 goalposts and sees some online that are priced at £1,920 including VAT. The club enters this price on the application form and applies to the Foundation for a grant of £1,440 as 75% of the total project cost. The club contributes £480 (25%).

You will find our prices are competitive and affordable. We offer a longer warranty than other suppliers due to the quality of the engineering.

PERIMETER PITCH FENCING GRANTS & BALL STOP NETTING FUNDING IS ALSO AVAILABLE
We have been supplying football pitch surround fencing for over thirty-five years. Grants of up to £25,000 may be awarded. Normal grants are up to 75% of the value of the project. We supply barriers for all levels of the football pyramid. Apply for a football foundation grant


FOOTBALL FOUNDATION GRANTS also available :

  • Storage containers
  • Portable Floodlights
  • Changing pavillions and clubhouses
  • 3G Pitch Maintenance Machinery & Equipment
  • Grass pitch improvement
    Fencing
  • Small-sided facility improvement
  • 3G Pitches
  • Creation of new grass pitches
  • Premier League Stadium Fund
  • Premier League Defibrillator Fund
  • A £6m programme providing support for clubs and organisations to become more energy-efficient.


WHAT DOES NOT ATTRACT A FOOTBALL FOUNDATION GRANT

  • Facilities that are not available for community use
  • Kit and equipment
  • Projects intended for private gain
  • Projects outside England
  • Retrospective funding (for works that have already started or been completed)
  • Routine maintenance and repairs resulting from wear and tear and not part of a grass pitch improvement programme
  • Facility hire

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Other Football Grants


THE BE ACTIVE WALES FUND


The Be Active Wales Fund is a great scheme that offers a wide range of football club grants. The grants can be used to upskill volunteers, buy equipment that allows more to take part in sports, and also reach people who are currently underrepresented in sports. The eligibility criteria for The Be Active Wales Fund are as follows:

Is your grassroots football club based in Wales?
Does your club help to reduce inequality?
Does your club help to create long-term sustainability?
Grants from £300 to £50,000 are available for Welsh grassroots football clubs.


GRASSROOTS FUND – POWERED BY UTILITA ENERGY HIGH 5


Grassroots Fund – Powered by Utilita Energy High 5
This no-nonsense grant markets itself as a no strings attached scheme. With the goal of helping grassroots clubs and leagues and volunteers, they want to make a difference.

Grants can be used for a project, an emergency or just to say thank you to someone working within the grassroots football community.

The eligibility criteria for the Grassroots Fund are as follows:

You need to be a grassroots football club that can demonstrate how it wants to make a difference with the grant.
Applicants must come from an FA-accredited club or league and be connected to individuals or projects within grassroots football.


BARCLAYS COMMUNITY FOOTBALL FUND


The Barclays Community Football Fund has now opened up to all eligible football clubs and community groups across the UK, whether you wish to start a new team or expand your existing offerings.

Barclays is keen to help clubs that want to reduce inequality in football for girls, and young people from low socio-economic and under-represented groups.

The eligibility criteria for the Barclays Community Fund are as follows:

Your club must be a not-for-profit organisation
You must have a bank account in the name of your club
You must have an up-to-date Safeguarding policy in place
You offer football activities to young people (under 25) or you are wanting to start
You currently offer football activities for girls or you are wanting to start
You are committed to growing the membership of your football club
You want to access training to learn about how to engage with new under-represented audiences
Grassroots football grants of £500 are available.


WARBURTONS GRANTS


Warburtons has partnered with Charities Aid Foundation to offer grassroots football clubs three grants.

Grants for community development, project development, and project funding are available. Currently, only community grants are available; development grants will be available in 2023, and project grants will be available by the end of 2022.

The eligibility criteria for the Warburtons Grants are as follows:

Community grants – you must be based in England, Scotland, or Wales
Development grants – you must be a registered charity or CIC within 15 miles of a Warburton depot site
Project grants – you must be a registered charity or CIC within 15 miles of a Warburton bakery or depot site
Community grants are available up to £400, development grants are available up to £3,000, and project grants range from £10,000 to £20,000.


THE WALKING FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION –GRASSROOTS GRANTS


In conjunction with KP, The Walking Football Association offers grassroots clubs funding opportunities to run new impairment sessions.

There are two types of grants available – one is a new club grant to help purchase essential start-up equipment, the second is a new impairment session grant that supports initial facilities hire or community engagement.

The eligibility criteria for the WFA Grant are as follows:

You must be affiliated to the WFA and be on the club database
You may only apply for one of the available grants
The grant can be refunded to the WFA if not used within three months
You must have a constitution and a club bank account
There are 10 x £100 new club grants and 10 x £200 new impairment grants available to grassroots football clubs.




THE TOGETHER FUND – DEAF SPORT

This fund is a continuation of the Tackling Inequalities Fund that was created within Sport England’s support package. The aim of this grant is to help get deaf or hard-of-hearing people to access sports.

The eligibility criteria for The Together Fund are as follows:

Your club must be operating in England
You must be members of UK Deaf Sport
You must be either a registered charity, not-for-profit, social enterprise or community interest company
Grants of up to £3,000 are available to football clubs.



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