- England netball and Super League to receive £4.2m in grants
- Women’s Super League and Championship to receive £2.25m
Women’s sport has been prioritised in the latest round of emergency government funding for England with millions of pounds in grants being distributed to keep professional competition alive.
A new tranche of the £300m Winter Survival Package will see England netball and the Vitality Super League receive £4.2m in grants while, in football, the Women’s Super League and FA Women’s Championship are to receive a combined £2.25m. Women’s football clubs at any level have also been encouraged to apply for grant funding on an individual basis. The money comes alongside a commitment by the government to fund 250,000 lateral flow Covid tests with distribution to professional women’s sport a priority.
Written by Paul MacInnes
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