The Football Foundation (FF) has announced the launch of its new Sustainability Toolkit to help local organisations and projects struggling to deal with the current economic climate.

Available to download free from the foundation's website, the toolkit features 12 main areas to help groups start drawing up a sustainability action plan. Tailored to suit an entire organisation or an individual project, some of the areas detailed in the toolkit are income generation; workforce development; and business planning.

FF chief executive Paul Thorogood said: "Sustainability needs to be an integral part of any plan or project along with who is responsible for it. "Our Sustainability Toolkit is designed to guide a grant recipient through what can sometimes seem like a complicated process."

Details: Football Foundation Sustainability Toolkit