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FUNDING BOOST FOR ENGLISH GRASSROOTS

Sport England, the body that promotes and invests in English community sport, is committing £75million to the Regions and National Governing Bodies of Sport (NGBs).

It is intended to develop talent and boost participation in sport over the next three years, and is in addition to the £315million four-year funding announced at the beginning of the year for the NGBs.

It comes from increased National Lottery sales and further savings from back-office costs.

The additional funding will be invested directly at the grassroots level, funding county sport partnerships and the sports themselves.

To date Sport England has invested more than £1.7billion in facilities, including £120million in a high-performance network.

The breakdown of the £75million investment is £46.5million to the Regional Sports Boards, £26.5million to the NGBs and a further £2million to national partners.