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WEBINAR QUESTIONS – FUNDING DETAILS

Is this £3,200 per pitch limit to funding per year?

Yes, this limit is per year and the funding will be tapered as the project progresses.

With the grant being tapered down, would we have to commit to topping up to the full amount each year?

The Foundation will fund the first two years at 100%. After that, if your pitch is "good" or better, you will be able to maintain the pitches at that level at a lower cost than in the previous years. If the pitches are not "good" after the first two years, then we would expect you to spend the full amount required to improve the pitches.

is there a requirement for partner funding?

Partnership funding (33%) is required over the duration of the six years. The Football Foundation will pay 100% in years one and two, 67% in years three and four, and 33% in years five and six.

Can partnership funding come from any source or does it have to come from organisational budgets?

Partnership funding can come from anywhere.

In London this will not give us any kind of enhanced maintenance!

We've researched the amount of money it takes to improve and maintain pitches and the figures provided are a result of that research. We've been offering this funding for over three years now and recently increased the amounts to factor in inflation. There are numerous live projects in the London Boroughs that are successfully maintaining and improving their pitches via this Fund.

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