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<p>Sport England - the arms-length body of government responsible for investing in
grassroots sport - made 27 participation and talent investments totalling £54,587,896
in the Rugby Football League (RFL) from 2007-2017. The breakdown of Sport England's
four year funding awards for the RFL for 2009-13 and 2013-17 is set out below:<br></p><p>2009-13
- 7 awards totalling £28,031,694</p><p>2013-17 - 10 awards totalling £17,893,596</p><p>
</p><p>UK Sport - the arms-length body of government responsible for investing in
elite sport and major sporting events - awarded up to £500,000 to the RFL as part
of the costs of staging the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.</p><p> </p><p>We have committed
to investing up to £25 million in the 2021 Rugby League World Cup tournament and associated
legacy infrastructure. Up to £15 million of which has been committed to support the
staging of the tournament and up to £10 million to legacy infrastructure projects.</p>
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