Tag: Football Foundation

Football Foundation announces game-changing Lionesses HERe to Play Fund

Stuart Mitchell

Following the trail-brazing success of the Lionesses, the Premier League, The FA and Government’s Football Foundation has launched a new fund to provide women and girls playing grassroots football with welcoming and inclusive facilities. In the last four years the number of girls participating in football has more than doubled from 1.2m in 20/21 season to 2.7m in 24/25, undoubtedly inspired by the Lionesses triumphant success in back-to-back UEFA Women’s EUROs. Through the Lionesses HERe to Play Fund, the Football Foundation will help ensure grassroots sports facilities across England are…

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Football Foundation funding boost for multi-sport facilities

Stuart Mitchell

The Football Foundation have set a target for 40% of its investment to be in multi-sport projects by 2025. This is worth a projected £92 million over the next three years and includes £15m of National Lottery funding from us that will be made available to support the improvement of grass pitches at cricket, rugby league and rugby union grounds nationwide. The aim is to improve the landscape of sport across the country, ensuring people have more access to places to play the sports they love, aligning with our own…

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