As part of its ongoing commitment to delivering the grassroots
facilities every community needs and levelling up access to high
quality pitches, up to a further £168 million will be invested
into facilities in England by 2025 - on top of a continued £18m
annual commitment. It will be delivered by the Football
Foundation - a partnership between the Premier League, The FA,
and DCMS - to improve and upgrade pitches and facilities across
the country.
In addition, a further £18.1 million will be invested in
Scotland, £12.6 million in Wales and £6.29 million in Northern
Ireland respectively by 2025. The UK Government’s direct
investment into Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will be
delivered in partnership with the Scottish Football Association,
the Football Association of Wales and the Irish Football
Association.
This funding will deliver improvements to hundreds of sites, with
at least half of the investment going directly to the most
deprived areas. It builds on the successful delivery of over £43
million across the UK last year.
In Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland each FA will invite and
select projects across a range of facility types - from the
creation or upgrade of changing rooms, grass pitches and 3G
football turf pitches and pavilions, to floodlights, fencing and
improved disabled access.
Grassroots football clubs, local authorities and schools with a
relevant project that could benefit from this investment in the
next two financial years are encouraged to contact their relevant
delivery partner: the Football Foundation in England; and the
relevant Football Association in Scotland, Wales and Northern
Ireland.
Projects in all four home nations will continue to be selected
for their ability to deliver improved facilities in deprived
areas, support multi-sport use and increase participation among
currently underrepresented groups, including women, girls and
those with a disability. To ensure that as many people as
possible from underrepresented groups are able to access quality
sports facilities, 40 percent of the investment will fund sites
that support regular use of a sport other than football.
Projects benefiting from investment in 2022/23 will be confirmed
shortly.
