Covid-19 Support: Information for Customers

// A helping hand for sports facilities impacted by Covid-19


As clubs, leisure centres, community groups and sports facilities nationwide continue to be severely impacted by the scale of the pandemic, we wanted to reassure our customers that funding packages are available - to provide immediate financial support and ensure that facilites can remain operational, or be ready to reopen at the earliest opportunity.

We have included below some links for funding and support being made available by the Government and Sport England - please click through for more information and to check your eligibility.

If you have any questions about how Technical Surfaces can help to ensure your synthetic sports facility can operate safely - including our Sanitech® pitch sanitisation service - please call us on 0116 2405910, or drop us an email.


Return To Play (Sport England)

  • £16.5m funding available to not-for-profit clubs, single site leisure centre operators and community groups
  • Small Grants available for improvements such as Operational Alterations, including cleaning / hygiene to keep facilities and equipment clean
  • Community Asset Fund to help facilities make necessary adaptations in order to reopen safely and adhere to Government rules and guidelines
  • Visit https://www.sportengland.org/how-we-can-help/coronavirus for details and to check your eligibility


Football Winter Survival Package

  • Part of the Government's Sport Winter Survival Package, delivered by the Football Stadia Improvement Fund (FSIF)
  • Provides immediate support to clubs in the National League System steps 3-6 who have been severely impacted by pandemic
  • Support available for "essential pitch and stadium maintenance”
  • Applications must be received by 31/03/2021
  • Visit https://footballfoundation.org.uk/grant/football-winter-survival-package to check your eligibility and apply


Unite the Movement (Sport England)