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FUNDING FOR YOUR CLUB                                                                                                                                                                                FUNDING FOR YOUR CLUB






             Grant & Loan Search Tool                            Lead Up & Legacy Grants                                            RFU Grand Draw
          The Grantfinder on-line tool is a free to use grant search   The Rugby World Cup 2015 offered a once in a generation   The RFU Grand Draw is a great fundraiser which requires
          facility allowing you to search through the thousands of   opportunity to grow the game.                               minimal effort. The Draw raises over £420,000 every
          grants and loans that could help your club.                                                                            year, with the total raised surpassing £4.6 million since
                                                              To maximise the opportunity there are grants available to
                                                              clubs as part of our legacy focus.                                 the Draw started in 2003. Clubs have raised as much as
                                                                                                                                 £10,000 through their ticket sales.
             HOW?                                             Lead Up & Legacy Grants of up to £100,000 are available            The Draw is an excellent way to make money; 90% of that
             www.englandrugby.com/grantfinder                 to voting and non-voting members of the RFU, including             raised through the sale of your tickets is donated to the
                                                              clubs, schools, universities and colleges based on the
             to search for a grant and register your details    growth in participation the project can deliver.                 club tax free.
             on the website.
                                                                                                                                 You will be given a list of over 30 fantastic prizes from
                                                                                                                                 England Rugby’s partners. Past incentives have included
             WHEN?                                                                                                               a top cash prize of £10,000, signed England shirts and
             All year round.                                      HOW?                                                           match hospitality packages.
                                                                  Clubs should identify their prioritised facility
                                                                  needs and communicate them to their local                      Packs will include all you need to run the Grand Draw
                                                                  Area Facilities Manager (AFM) or Constituent                   at your club, including tickets, promotional posters and
                                                                  Body Facilities Co-ordinator. Projects that can                instruction leaflets.
                                                                  demonstrate the key readiness factors and
                                                                  can offer a strong return on investment will
                                                                  be prioritised for RFU investment within their                    HOW?
                                                                  local CB Facility Plan. Examples of the types of                  Visit: www.englandrugby.com/granddraw
                                                                  projects that are delivered through this process
                                                                  are: natural and artificial playing surfaces,
                                                                  floodlights, changing rooms and clubhouses.                       WHEN?
                                                                                                                                    Launches in September, closes early March.
                                                                  WHEN?
                                                                  All year round, with awards considered and                        WHO?
                                                                  granted within 6 – 12 months.                                     Email: franthornber@rfu.com
                                                                                                                                    Call: 020 8831 7985
                                                                  WHO?
                                                                  Contact your local AFM as listed on page 9 or
                                                                  CB Facility Co-ordinator. A list of the CB Facility
                                                                  Co-ordinators can be found at:
                                                                  www.englandrugby.com/cbfc                                           £420,000 Every year.
                                                                                                                                      £5 million Total raised.







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