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Saw this on BBC Sport.

Could we bid?

"A new initiative announced by the Football Association will allow English non-league clubs to bid for grants of up to £150,000. 16 individual grants of £50,000 are available over the next two years under the scheme, with one club each year then eligible for a £100,000 super grant.

"This £1million investment as part of the Budweiser Club Futures programme is a fantastic gesture, with the £100,000 super grant being a real pot of gold for the clubs involved," Sir Trevor Brooking, the FA's director of football development, said."

It's for Steps 5 to 7, and should be open soon.

http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/More/budw ... ub-futures

The Budweiser Club Futures programme is a grant scheme for non-league clubs in steps 5–7 of the English football pyramid funded by The FA Cup’s lead sponsor, Budweiser.

The Budweiser Club Futures programme is a grant scheme for non-league clubs in steps 5–7 of the English football pyramid funded by The FA Cup’s lead sponsor, Budweiser.Budweiser Club Futures will give eight grants of £50,000 to clubs across the country per season over the next two years.

Those grants aim to help clubs to become more financially sustainable by improving their facilities. Projects that could be funded by the grants include everything from building conference facilities, improving any part of the clubhouse interior or exterior, and expanding the car park. Anything that helps a club grow and play an even larger role in their local community.

Within each season, one of the chosen eight clubs will be given the chance to win an additional £100,000 super grant – as voted by football fans through the official FA Cup and Budweiser UK Facebook pages.

Budweiser Club Futures is part of Budweiser’s commitment to promoting Responsible Drinking, and each successful club will be given additional funding to run a community based Responsible Drinking activity in their area. Example activities include the promotion of a Designated Driver, encouraging families to educate their children about alcohol responsibility through the Family Talk programme and Good Sport – a training programme in responsible bartending.

If you are a club in steps 5–7, apply for a Budweiser Club Futures grant applications will open shortly.

Ohhh. :(

In theory we are Step 6 (UCL Div One) if they are going from Non-League down. Sometimes they also say Step 10.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/footbal ... 201054.stm

STEP SIX
(FA Ground Grading Category G is required)
Athium Midland Football Combination Premier Division
Baris Northern Counties East League Division One
Carlsberg South West Peninsula Football League Premier
Cherry Red Records Combined Counties League Division One
ChromaSport & Trophies United Counties League Division One
East Midlands Counties Football League
Kent Invicta Football League
Molten Spartan South Midlands Division One
North West Counties League Division One
Ridgeons (Eastern Counties) League Division One
STL Northern League Division Two
Sussex County League Division Two
Sydenhams Wessex League Division One
Toolstation Western League Division One
Uhlsport Hellenic League Division One East
Uhlsport Hellenic League Division One West
West Midlands Regional League Premier Division
Promotion: Subject to agreements between Step Five and Step Six leagues, as approved by the FA, and subject to ground grading.
Relegation: Subject to agreements between Step Six and Step Seven leagues, as approved by the FA.

Dazzler wrote:In theory we are Step 6 (UCL Div One) if they are going from Non-League down. Sometimes they also say Step 10.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/footbal ... 201054.stm

If it the correct theory, I think we should try and bid for a grant.

We are therefore in step 6 of the pyramid and step 10 of the national.
Can be very confusing.

Trek wrote:We are therefore in step 6 of the pyramid and step 10 of the national.
Can be very confusing.

It's STEP 6 or LEVEL 10