Rowing Equipment and Refurbishment Grants

Equipment Grants

Most of their grants go to UK Rowing Clubs – but they may also support any club or organisation involved in “on water rowing-type” activities.  Recent awards have been made to Gig clubs and Scout groups.  They do not award grants for canoeing, kayaking, sailing or swimming. Their equipment grants are awarded as a 50% match to the monies spent by the club on the equipment purchased up to the maximum amount of £4,000.

Deadline for the Equipment Grant is 12th January 2026

Refurbishment Grants 

This scheme is open to any boat belonging to a UK rowing club which is used exclusively for Juniors, those in full-time education or for adaptive rowers of any age.

The maximum grant which they will award to any club, school or organisation is £4,000 in any five year period.  This limit applies as a total across both their equipment grants and refurbishment grants, and can be comprised of a single grant or smaller grants aggregated over the period.

Refurbishments Grants are ongoing.

They do NOT make grants for:

• coaching fees, subsidised memberships, revenue or any commitment requiring long term support
• capital items such as pontoons, boat racking/storage or other building works
• launches or launch engines
• minibuses or trailers
• loud hailers or radios
• lifejackets
• ergometers or any other land training equipment
• cox boxes or other boat telemetry
• retrospective applications for equipment which has already been purchased