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BUCKS CRICKET

Club Funding

Click here to access Sports England funding opportunities.

 

Bucks County Grant Funds

The County Grant Fund application process for 2024 is now open. Before making an application please read these guidance documents:

1. CGF Guidance Document

2. CGF Creating a Application: Club User Guide 

or they can be found at the link here: https://www.ecb.co.uk/play/club-support/club-funding/county-grant-fund

Clubs wanting to apply for a grant must do so by 31 March 2024. Only clubs affiliated to Bucks Cricket can apply. After this date we will review the applications received and contact clubs to let them know if they are successful.

If you wish to submit an application, you can do so here: Investment Management System (IMS) You can create and account or log in to an existing account through this link. Please refer to the user guide attached when making you application.

 

Coaching Bursaries

Please see information of our Coaching Courses page.

 

Grass Pitch Improvement Fund

The Grass Pitch Improvement Fund (GPIF) aims to tackle inequalities by providing improved access to good quality, safe playing facilities for targeted groups. The Sport England Lottery Fund will provide funding for projects in England with projects in Wales supported by the England and Wales Cricket Trust.

Priority will be given to applications which support cricket for the following groups:

  • Women’s and girls’ cricket
  • Cricket in diverse communities
  • Disability cricket
  • Low socio-economic groups (LSEG)

Investment will be targeted into three main areas:

  • Improving the quality of squares and outfields (for grass pitches rated ‘unsuitable’ or ‘basic’ to improve to at least ‘good’)
  • Creating sustainable management of sites (through irrigation and machinery improvements)
  • Installing hybrid pitches to increase playing capacity

How to apply

Download and read the 2024 guidance notes here (PDF)
You will also need to have a Pitch Report Conducted by the County Pitch Advisor. To arrange this please email: emma.boswell-harris@buckscricket.co.uk