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Barclays Community Sport Fund - Female Coaches for Girls Grant
Created: 24/09/2026News/Events Category: Funding and Finance
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The Barclays Community Sport Fund offers grants, bespoke support, and exclusive ticketing opportunities to make football, tennis, and cricket more accessible to women and girls in communities across the UK.
There are two grants that you can apply for:
- Access grant: A grant 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 grant: Funding for football, tennis, and cricket coaching courses to help increase the number of female coaches delivering sport to girls
If successful for funding, your group will also be able to access:
- Exclusive match tickets, mascot places, and promotional opportunities
- Access to advice and support and signposting to training and resources
This is a three-year funding programme running from April 2025 until December 2027.
Who can apply?
This fund is available to all clubs and groups that run football, cricket or tennis activities for women and/or girls and aspire to get more female coaches qualified. You are eligible even if you have already received a grant from the Barclays Community Sport Fund.
They welcome applications from not-for-profit organisations, including charities, community groups, youth groups, and traditional sports clubs, who are submitting on behalf of the individuals who want to undertake their Level 1 coaching qualification.
To be eligible for funding, the female coaches you put forward must meet the following criteria:
- Aged 16+ (or 18+ depending on specific course eligibility).
- Already coaching girls or would like to start.
- Part of a club or group with women and/or girls’ provision where they would like to begin or continue coaching (e.g. current player, parent of a player, volunteer etc).
- Can undertake their coaching qualification within 12 months (subject to course availability).
They particularly welcome applications from female coaches from diverse backgrounds and with lived experience, to help ensure the programme reflects the communities it serves.
How to apply
Apply online via the Sported website.
Closing date: 5pm on Wednesday 4 November 2026. They may close earlier if they receive a large volume of applications.
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