Grants of up to £5,000 are available to grassroots organisations, clubs, faith centres and community partners in England for the delivery of football-related programmes in local communities before the end of December 2027.
As part of its A Game Free From Discrimination strategy, the Football Association is working with faith communities across England to support participation, engagement and inclusion across football.
Projects could include football engagement sessions, training and awareness activity, programmes for women and girls of faith, or education initiatives.
Grassroots organisations, clubs, faith centres and community partners are encouraged to apply.
The criteria for applications to the FA Faith and Football Fund is:
- All projects must be delivered in England only and be completed by 31 December 2027 or before.
- Applicants must have prior experience of delivering social, community and sport related projects in England.
- The project can be submitted as a partnership or syndicate of multiple organisations forming a single project.
- The project may be part of a larger / wider programme.
- The project should align to the County Football Association (CFA) it is to be delivered in, and
- Projects that are either interfaith and/or intersectional will be given priority where the project focuses on multiple faith communities and/or addresses wider communities and protected characteristics such as ethnicity, gender, disability and LGBTQ+, for example.
The applications window is open until Friday 25 September 2026.
All applicants are required to complete the application form (scroll down to the foot of the webpage for the link to download the form) and send it to Faith@TheFA.com before the closing date.
Further information, guidance, Frequently Asked Questions and the application form is available on the Football Association website.