Finance
SETTING UP A CLUB IS HARD ENOUGH, BUT ENSURING THAT THE CLUB CONTINUES FOR LONGER THAN ONE SEASON AND GROWS YEAR UPON YEAR IS EVEN HARDER.
Grow The Game
The Grow the Game Scheme provides grants of up to £1,500 for the creation of new football teams and coaching qualifications, with money provided by The FA. The Scheme is delivered by the Football Foundation.
Grow the Game provides funding for project that use football to increase participation by both players and volunteers.
Applications are welcome from organisations that are 'not for profit' and planning to set up one or more new football teams over the next two years.
Organisations must have a signed constitution (with appropriate dissolution clause), child protection policy, equal opportunities policy, bank statements and income and expenditure records for accounts held by that organisation.