England and Wales Cricket Board

Closing date 30 September 2026

The County Grants Fund aims to support ECB affiliated Cricket Clubs, which are actively engaged with women’s cricket, girls’ cricket and/or disability cricket, to create welcoming environments or to provide enhanced playing or changing facilities, in an effort to increase the number of women’s, girls’ and disability cricket teams, and to achieve the game’s vision to become the most inclusive team sport (Inspiring Generations 2025 – 2028).

Who can apply?

The scheme is open to all ECB affiliated cricket clubs in England and Wales.

Priority will be given to applications from Clubs with an established women’s section, a girls’ section, and/or offer disability cricket, or are participating in the following specific ECB programmes in 2025/2026:

• Girls’ Only Dynamos Cricket
• Dynamos Cricket for Girls’ Activation Clubs
• Disability Cricket Champion Clubs
• Disability Premier League Registered Hosts

For more information, click here: https://www.ecb.co.uk/play/club-support/club-funding/county-grant-fund