Barclays is providing small grants to get more women in the UK qualified as coaches for girls.

The fund is available to all clubs and groups that run football, cricket or tennis activities for girls and who wish to get more female coaches qualified.

Applications will be accepted from not-for-profit organisations, including community groups, youth groups, and traditional sports clubs, who are submitting on behalf of the individuals who want to undertake their coaching qualifications. Groups who have already received a grant from the Barclays Community Sport Fund can also apply.

The fund provides two coaching grants per club to cover the cost of, or a contribution towards, a Level 1 or equivalent introductory qualification and any additional safeguarding and first aid requirements for the chosen sport (football, tennis or cricket).

Grants of £200 are available for tennis and cricket and grants of £160 for football.

To be eligible for funding, the female coaches must be:

  • Aged 16+
  • Already coaching girls or would like to start
  • Part of a club or group with girls’ provision where they would like to begin or continue coaching (i.e. current player, parent of a player, volunteer etc.)
  • Ready to book on to a coaching course as soon as possible after receiving the funding and spend the funding, ideally within six months of receipt of the grant.

Who Can Apply

Applications will be accepted from not-for-profit organisations including community groups, youth groups and traditional sports clubs.

To be eligible, applicants must:

  • Deliver football, cricket, or tennis activities for women and girls – or are applying for funding to start.
  • Operate in an area of high deprivation. The Government Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) are used to establish eligibility and only organisations located in or supporting people from IMD areas 1-3 are eligible to apply.

Disability applications from groups that sit outside of IMD areas 1-3 will be considered as long as they groups offer activities for women and girls.

How To Apply

The female coaches for girls fund remains open until 31 December 2025.

The FAQs, application guidance, and online application form can be found on the Sported website.

Groups who are not a Sported member or existing grantee will need to create an account to start their application.

Please note it is anticipated that the fund will be ‘extremely popular’ and thus applications may close earlier than the deadline. Groups should apply early to avoid disappointment.

Contact Sported for further information.

The deadline for applications is 31 December 2025

For more information please click here.

Contacts

For further information on how to obtain this fund, please contact the following:

  1. Sported Team
    Sported Foundation
    House of Sport (4th Floor)
    190 Great Dover Street
    London
    SE1 4YB
    Tel: 0203 848 4670
    Email: ba******@*********rg.uk