Apply for a goalpost safety grant.
Help with your online application?
What is the scheme?
The goalpost safety scheme provides grants to replace unsafe goalposts.
Please note - applications before August 2008
The Goalpost Safety Scheme will be relaunched on 1 August 2008. Redyset inflatable mini-soccer (12' x 6') goals and 9v9 (16' x 7') goals will be included on the scheme from this date.
Orders submitted to suppliers after 1 August may incur a price increase. Applications received after 1 May will be offered subject to any price increases.
Can you 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.
Goals may be purchased using suitable suppliers. Any goal purchased from any other source outside of this will be deemed ineligible for funding. The Foundation does not fund retrospectively and will not consider applications for goals which are ordered or purchased before an offer of grant aid has been made.
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). They must also meet The FA's Guidance Notes Parts 1 and 2.
The goals we target for replacement include:
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pre-1996 i.e. before British Standards were produced
How much money can we give you?
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 10 grants.
If you are unable to fill in the online application form we are able to send you a paper version in the post.
