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Barclays, in partnership with Sported, has launched a new £1.4 million fund to make sport more accessible at grassroots level.

The Barclays Community Sports Fund will award unrestricted funding to community groups and sports clubs working to make football, cricket, and tennis more accessible to women and girls in deprived or underrepresented areas across the UK.

The following funding is available:

• Grants of £1,000 to help sustain and increase access to football, tennis, and cricket for women and girls (as well as engage people from other underrepresented groups, such as people with disabilities, those from racially diverse communities and those from the LGBTQ+ community)
• Female Coaches for Girls Grants to support football, tennis, and cricket coaching courses to help increase the number of female coaches delivering sport to girls. Two coaching grants per club to cover the cost of, or a contribution towards, a Level 1 or equivalent introductory qualification and any additional safeguarding and first aid requirements for the chosen sport. Level 1 coaching grants: Football - £160 grant; Tennis - £200 grant; Cricket - £200 grant

Successful applicants will also receive:

• exclusive match tickets, mascot places, and promotional opportunities
• access to advice and support and signposting to training and resources

This fund replaces the Barclays Community Football Fund. 

Applications are open until the 22nd June 2025 but may close earlier if a high volume of eligible applications is received.

Useful Links:

£1,000 Access Grant

Female Coaches for Girls Grant

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