Skip to main content
Department for Communities

Main navigation

  • Home
  • Topics
  • Publications
  • Consultations
  • Contact

Translation help

Translate this page

Select a language

  • Arabic — عربي
  • Chinese (Simplified) — 中文简体
  • Chinese (Traditional) — 中文繁體
  • Dutch — Nederlands
  • Filipino — Filipino
  • French — Français
  • German — Deutsch
  • Hungarian — Magyar
  • Irish — Gaeilge
  • Italian — Italiano
  • Latvian — Latviešu
  • Lithuanian — Lietuvių kalba
  • Polish — Polski
  • Portuguese — Português
  • Romanian — Română
  • Russian — Русский
  • Slovak — Slovenčina
  • Spanish — Español
  • Ukrainian — Українська
  • The Northern Ireland Football Fund Grassroots Facilities Programme documents

    Topics:
    • Sport, 
    • Stadiums and sports grounds

    Date published: 30 September 2026

    This page contains the supporting documentation for the Northern Ireland Football Fund (TNIFF) Grassroots Facilities Programme Pilot Stage. The documents available include application guidance, scoring matrices for Stream 1 and Stream 2, presentation materials and frequently asked questions (FAQs) from the pre-application information sessions, together with a key facts sheet on the Pilot Staged.

    Also available is a questionnaire for grassroots clubs and facility owners that did not apply to the Pilot Stage. Information gathered through this exercise will help inform the development, scale and targeting of future investment in grassroots football facilities.

    Documents

    • The Northern Ireland Football Fund Grassroots Facilities Programme - Stream 1 guidance documentAdobe PDF (537.88 KB)
    • The Northern Ireland Football Fund Grassroots Facilities Programme - Stream 1 scoring matrixAdobe PDF (490.32 KB)
    • The Northern Ireland Football Fund Grassroots Facilities Programme - Stream 2 guidance documentAdobe PDF (538.36 KB)
    • The Northern Ireland Football Fund Grassroots Facilities Programme - Stream 2 scoring matrixAdobe PDF (485.28 KB)
    • The Northern Ireland Football Fund Grassroots Facilities Programme Stream 1 - Information session presentationAdobe PDF (798.04 KB)
    • The Northern Ireland Football Fund Grassroots Facilities Programme Stream 1 - Information sessions FAQs Adobe PDF (163.12 KB)
    • The Northern Ireland Football Fund Grassroots Facilities Programme - Fact sheetAdobe PDF (299.64 KB)
    • The Northern Ireland Football Fund Grassroots Facilities Programme - QuestionnaireAdobe PDF (2.08 MB)

    Help viewing documents

    Share this page Share on Facebook (external link opens in a new window / tab) Share on X (external link opens in a new window / tab) Share by email (external link opens in a new window / tab)

    Department footer links

    • Crown copyright
    • Terms and Conditions
    • Privacy
    • Cookies
    • Accessibility
    • The Northern Ireland Executive
    • The Executive Office
    • Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
    • Department for Communities
    • Department for Education
    • Department for the Economy
    • Department of Finance
    • Department for Infrastructure
    • Department for Health
    • Department of Justice
    • nidirect.gov.uk — the official government website for Northern Ireland citizens