WHAT FUNDING IS AVAILABLE?
The Romero Group Charitable Trust will be providing grants of up to £750 throughout this grant giving campaign. There will be one grant of £750, and four grants of £250 awarded to clubs who demonstrate a need for support in investing in equipment to help their club develop.
Any applications must be able to demonstrate how the requested funds will be spent, providing itemised quotes to demonstrate where the funding will be used.
Any amateur rugby club is eligible to apply for these grants, and our panel of trustees will asses all applications, however we are encouraging clubs to consider demonstrating how this grant can be used to support the growth of grassroots rugby, women’s rugby, or providing access to those who may not ordinarily have access to the sport.
APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN UNTIL MIDDAY ON FRIDAY 29th AUGUST 2025
IS MY PROJECT ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING?
To make the application process more straightforward, we’ve highlighted two key areas for which funding is available.
Please read these carefully before applying, and if you have any questions about whether your project might be eligible, drop our team an email here.
Rugby Club Equipment Grants
These grants should be used to invest in equipment for your rugby club, with a particular focus on increasing access to the sport for children and young people, the girls and womens game, as well as individuals who previously have not had the resource or exposure to engage with rugby.
This could include buying equipment to be used by participants, funding the creation or regeneration of sports facilities or reaching groups unrepresented in grassroots rugby participation.
For any application, you must be able to evidence how you plan to invest the grant and demonstrate the impact this equipment will have on your club & community.
We will strive to support as many projects as possible, but please remember not every application will receive funding and the decision of the charity trustees is final.
Please read our eligibility criteria carefully before applying, and if you have any questions about whether your project might be eligible, drop our team an email here.
You can read our full eligibility criteria here.
WHAT DO I NEED TO BE ABLE TO APPLY?
To ensure our funding reaches those who need it most and is invested responsibly, we must ensure that any grant recipients adhere to the following guidelines.
Your project must:
• be submitted by an applicant aged 18 or older
• be UK based and for the benefit of UK communities
• not be for the benefit of any one individual
• not be used for commercial gain of an individual or organisation (the project raising funds which are reinvested into the project is acceptable – eg. From discretionary donations for individuals to take part)
Your organisation must:
• have a bank account in its own name and have been operating for at least 12 months
• have and be able to demonstrate valid buildings & contents insurance to ensure any equipment purchased using a grant is protected
Full eligibility criteria can be found here.
WHAT HAPPENS IF MY APPLICATION IS SUCCESSFUL?
If you are successful in your application, the Romero Group Charitable Trust will confirm this to you in writing.
As part of the requirements for the grant to be paid, we will ask for estimated timescales for the completion of your project. We need you to submit evidence of how your funding has been spent within an agreed timescale. We will also require photographic evidence of the project during implementation and after completion.
This is so we can be sure that the grant has been used appropriately and within the eligibility criteria outlined in the application process.
Included in our funding agreement, will be an obligation for your organisation to recognise the Romero Group Charitable Trust when the project is complete.
For physical projects, this may include a plaque or sign outlining the project was ‘Supported by the Romero Group Charitable Trust’, and for more social projects, a similar recognition must be included in any collateral.
The charity also retains the right to publicise our funding in your project through usage of supplied images of the project (exceptions may be made for any projects of a sensitive nature).
APPLY FOR FUNDING
Visit our application form to submit a request. Make sure you have reviewed our latest campaign’s eligibility criteria here to ensure your project is eligible for our funding.