If you have any questions, please contact your FSIF technical adviser and project manager before applying for a grant. For general enquiries, please contact the FSIF Administrator on 0845 345 4555 ext 4276 or at facilities@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
You can apply for grants up to the total value detailed below in any three year period.
Clubs in Step 1 | £400,000 |
Clubs in Steps 2, 3 and 4 | £150,000 |
Clubs in Steps 5 and 6 | £100,000 |
Clubs in Step 7 and below | £20,000 |
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.
