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title: New Football Foundation Grants for 2021
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# New Football Foundation Grants for 2021
 by John Fuller on Mon, 29 Mar 21
Last updated on March 29, 2021
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# New Football Foundation Grants for 2021
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Football clubs can now apply for three new Football Foundation grants that will support them as they return to playing. Here’s more detail, links and how to apply...
**1. Return to Football Fund**
This funding stream helps groups identified as most in need of financial assistance to restart their football.
It is available to all FA Women's National League Clubs (Tiers 3-4 of the Women's Football Pyramid), Disability Leagues and Professional Club Community Organisations.
In addition, those FA Charter Standard Clubs and not-for-profit community organisations who deliver football in an area within Decile 1-3 of the Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) can apply.
Football grants can be time-consuming so the Football Foundation website below lets clubs check if they are eligible before applying.
[Return to Football Fund - Criteria & How To Apply](https://footballfoundation.org.uk/grant/return-to-football)
******Grass Pitch Maintenance Fund**
This support offers a six-year, tapered grant that helps football clubs enhance or sustain their grass pitches.
To be eligible, clubs need to own the freehold, have an uninterrupted lease of 10 years, have a 10-year licence or written consent from the landowner.
Funding is in 2 categories: ‘Enhance’ or ‘Sustain’ and football clubs have to do a PitchPower inspection using an App. This gives them a Performance Quality Standard (PQS) grading that will determine the level of funding from £300 to £2,500 per pitch.
[**Grass Pitch Maintenance Fund - Criteria & How To Apply**](https://footballfoundation.org.uk/grant/grass-pitch-maintenance-fund)
 **Football Foundation Small Grants**
Football grants up to £25,000 are open through this scheme for anything that helps to support clubs returning to play.
It could be a new mower, fencing, replacing goalposts or refurbishing changing rooms; the scope is pretty wide. Best of luck to clubs with all three opportunities!
[**Small Grants - Criteria & How To Apply**](https://footballfoundation.org.uk/your-guide-to-small-grants)
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