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The UK government has announced an investment of £168 million in England by 2025 to improve and upgrade sports facilities and pitches.  The funding will be delivered via the Football Foundation.

This investment will be in addition to £18.1 million that will be invested in Scotland, £12.6 million in Wales, and £6.29 million in Northern Ireland by 2025. The UK government’s direct investment into Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland will be delivered in partnership with the Scottish Football Association, the Football Association of Wales, and the Irish Football Association respectively.

The funding will deliver improvements to hundreds of sites, with at least half of the investment going directly to the most deprived areas.

In Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, each Football Association will invite and select projects across a range of facility types - from the creation or upgrade of changing rooms, grass pitches and 3G football turf pitches and pavilions, to floodlights, fencing, and improved disabled access.

Grassroots football clubs, local authorities, and schools with a relevant project that could benefit from this investment in the next two financial years are encouraged to contact their relevant delivery partner: the Football Foundation in England; and the relevant Football Association in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Projects in all four home nations will continue to be selected for their ability to deliver improved facilities in deprived areas, support multi-sport use, and increase participation among currently underrepresented groups, including women, girls, and those with a disability. To ensure that as many people as possible from underrepresented groups are able to access quality sports facilities, 40 percent of the investment will fund sites that support regular use of a sport other than football.