| Rugby Football Foundation (RFF) Grants and loans
The Groundmatch Scheme provides easy-to-access grant funding for playing projects which contribute to the recruitment and retention of community rugby players.
The maximum available grant is £6000 and the minimum is £1500. Grants will be available on the basis of "matching" clubs' own funds (internally or externally generated) on a 50:50 basis.
Clubs may only apply for one grant per project and are eligible for only one grant per financial year (i.e. per season).
Groundmatch Grants awarded to date
| Dec 2007 |
Newcastle |
£6000 |
Changing room refurbishments |
| Dec 2007 |
Stafford |
£1663
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Boiler replacement |
| June 2007 |
Handsworth |
£6000
|
Pitch purchase |
| Feb 2007 |
Bloxwich |
£6000
|
Changing block improvements |
| Feb 2007 |
Trentham |
£6000 |
Drainage work |
| Dec 2006 |
Lichfield |
£6000 |
Floodlights |
| Dec 2006 |
Longton |
£6000 |
New clubhouse |
| Oct 2006 |
Cannock |
£6000 |
Changing room refrurbishment |
| Oct 2005 |
Burton |
£5000 |
Disabled access |
| Oct 2005 |
Stafford |
£4625 |
Shower upgrade |
| June 2005 |
Walsall |
£5000 |
Floodlights |
| April 2005 |
Leek |
£5000 |
Pitch purchase |
| May 2004 |
Trentham |
£5000 |
Pitch purchase |
| May 2004 |
Uttoxeter |
£5000 |
Changing facilities |
| Dec 2003 |
Handsworth |
£4000 |
Clubhouse refurbishment |
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Community Club Development Programme (CCDP)
The CCDP is an innovative collaboration between the Government, Sport England and sports governing bodies aimed at improving facilities. The Rugby Football Union received £9.4m for the three-year programme.
The RFU projects range from putting down artificial pitches and improvements in existing playing surfaces to providing lighting for first team and training pitches to enable more people from more communities to take part in the game.
Projects in Staffordshire funded by over £400,000 from the CCDP are
- in 2004/05
- pitch drainage scheme at Wolverhampton
- match floodlights at Burntwood
- training lights at Willenhall
- in 2005/06
- match floodlights at Walsall
- new dressing rooms at Wednesbury
- in 2006/07
- match floodlights at Lichfield
- dressing room extension at Willenhall
- new dressing rooms at Bloxwich
- new clubhouse at Longton
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