If you have any questions, please contact your FSIF Technical Advisor and Programme Manager before applying for a grant. For general enquiries, please contact the FSIF Administrator on 0845 345 4555 or at enquiries@footballfoundation.org.uk.
Security of tenure
To be eligible for funding, your club must be a member of the women’s National League system and either own the freehold of the site you want to develop or have a lease with at least 10 years left before it runs out. You may be eligible if your club has a licence agreement, but we will consider each licence agreement separately.
Grant limits
Grants are limited to 50% of eligible costs and you can apply for up to the total value detailed below in any three year period.
(The default level is set at Step 4 for clubs in the Women’s Super league.)
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Clubs in Steps 4
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£150,000
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Clubs in Steps 5 and 6
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£100,000
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Clubs in Step 7 and below
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£20,000
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Women’s clubs who share a ground with a men's club are eligible for grants of up to £20,000 in any three year period for work relating to women's football, such as changing the shower layout, providing women’s toilets and so on.
For more information on what is eligible for FSIF funding for women's clubs, please see men's clubs in the National League System.