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<p>Sport England’s awarding of £14.6million to the Football Association to support
the grassroots between 2017-21 includes £2.6million for the development of talented
women and girls, specifically.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2010, National Lottery and Exchequer
funding combined with investment from the Football Association and Premier League
has seen a total of over £264 million go towards grassroots programmes and facilities
in England intended to be used by men, women, boys and girls. Over £9 million of this
has been spent in London, with £239,085 to support football projects in Lewisham and
Deptford alone.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Further help towards realising the FA’s
ambition to double female participation over the next five years will remain at the
forefront of the regular discussions I have with football’s national governing body.</p><p>
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