ECB County Grants Fund

The County Grants Fund aims to support affiliated cricket clubs to create welcoming environments, provide enhanced facilities and playing opportunities, and to help clubs tackle the impact of climate change.

There are three categories under which clubs can apply for a grant of between £1,000 and £10,000;

1. Creating welcoming environments

Open to affiliated clubs that meet one or more of the following criteria:
• Ran All Stars or Dynamos Cricket in 2021
• Have an active women’s & girls programme
• Have an active disability cricket programme

2. Enhanced facilities / playing opportunities

Open to affiliated clubs that meet either of the following criteria:
• Actively engage in womens & girls cricket, with competitive female only cricket
• Have an active disability cricket programme

3. Tackling climate change (supported by Sport England)

Open to affiliated clubs that:
• Any affiliated cricket club

As part of the roll out of the County Grant Fund in Kent, we will be hosting the following two webinars to go through the first two categories in more detail. Clubs that are eligible to apply are encouraged to register on the links below;

Webinar 1 – Focus on Women’s & Girl’s Projects	Webinar 2 – Focus on Creating Welcoming Environments
Wednesday 13th October 2021 18:30 to 19:30 Via Zoom, led by James Moss & Helen Fagg Click here to register	Wednesday 20th October 2021 18:30 to 19:30 Via Zoom, led by James Moss & Adam Hodder Click here to register

Please carefully read through the guidance notes prior to attending one of the webinars;

↓ Download Guidance Notes

If once you have read the Guidance Notes document you feel that the club are eligible to make an application, please make initial contact with James Moss, to discuss your project.

If eligible, you will then be asked to register and start your application via the ECB Investment Management System, which will require to members of the club to register as official contacts.