Funding and Grants

Putting your application together
Careful planning to ensure your ambitions are realistic and right for your club is essential. The ECB's Club Development Plan provides a format and procedure, approved by the main Grant Aid providers. For more information please visit; https://www.ecb.co.uk/clubdevelopmentplanning also refer to the LRCB Document Library.
‘Your plans forms a statement of your future intentions and will demonstrate to funding organisations how your plans will satisfy their requirements adding to cricket provision in your area.'

Tips to Achieving a Successful Application
- You should demonstrate how your project represents value for money
- Emphasise your level of need for financial support
- Make sure your application is honest and request only funds you require
- Be prepared to undergo a process of monitoring by funding agencies
- Demonstrate a degree of ‘self help' - whether in cash or in kind
- Have contingency plans in the event of a rejected application or a reduced award

Approaching the Relevant Funding Organisations
It is important that you chose the correct funding agency(s) for your respective plan/ elements within your plan. Each organisation has its own particular criteria and requirements. It is therefore vital that you make contact with the individual organisation and match your plans to its respective criteria before you compile an application.