Funding is available to support ECB affiliated cricket clubs to improve their pitches, facilities and playing opportunities. This includes the County Grants Fund and a new Grass Pitch Improvement Fund to tackle inequalities by providing improved access to good quality, safe playing facilities for targeted groups.
County Grants Fund
Clubs can apply for between £1,000 and £10,000 for:
- Creating welcoming environments – open to affiliated cricket clubs registered for All Stars or Dynamos, or actively involved with women’s and girls’ cricket and/or disability cricket.
- Enhanced facilities and playing opportunities for women’s and girls’ cricket and/or disability cricket – open to affiliated cricket clubs actively engaged in competitive female only cricket
- Tackling climate change – open to any affiliated cricket clubs
Grass Pitch Improvement Fund (GPIF)
Clubs can apply for funding to improve access to good quality, safe playing facilities for targeted groups. The priority groups are:
- Women’s and girls’ cricket
- Cricket in diverse communities
- Disability cricket
- Low socio-economic groups
For investment in three main areas:
- improving the quality of squares and outfields (for grass pitches rated ‘unsuitable’ or ‘basic’ to improve to at least ‘good’)
- creating sustainable management of sites (through irrigation and machinery improvements)
- installing hybrid pitches to increase playing capacity
Applications will be accepted from cricket clubs and other organisations affiliated to the ECB via their local CCB or CF. You will need to arrange for a County Pitch Adviser to conduct a site visit to assess the current Performance Quality Standard of the pitch: only organisations that receive ratings of ‘unsuitable’ or ‘basic’ will be able to apply for GPIF funding.
Grant amounts will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
Focus of fund/fund aims:
Funding for ECB affiliated cricket clubs
Application deadline:
Refer to the website for details