Announcement marks first round of funding from Government’s Sports Winter Survival Package
Confirmation that clubs in National League Steps 1 and 2 can apply for grants if their imminent future is at risk and they can demonstrate loans are unaffordable
The funding will be provided in the form of grants. Clubs in Steps 3-6 will be contacted directly by the Football Foundation with full details and will be able to make an application from tomorrow. Funds will be distributed quickly to clubs through the Football Stadia Improvement Fund.
It is the first award to be announced from the Government’s £300 million Sports Winter Survival Package that is focused on helping those major spectator sports severely impacted by coronavirus restrictions survive the winter.
Football club, Amersham Town FC have rebuilt part of their clubhouse using funds from the HS2 Community and Environment Fund as well as the Football Stadia Improvement Fund. The HS2 Community and Environment Fund is a programme that allows communities that have been disrupted by construction to apply for funding for projects. The voluntary and community sectors are the main targets that are eligible for the funding and applications can be made through the HS2 fund’s website. The Football Stadia Improvement Fund is an organisation that offers grants and loans to lower-level football clubs to develop their facilities. Amersham Town FC has been able to use the various funding by adding a modern, brick-built, section with a paved outside patio and additional facilities.