The Barclays Community Sport Fund: Female Coaches for Girls Grants

This fund is available to all clubs and groups that run football, cricket or tennis activities for girls and aspire to get more female coaches qualified. You are eligible even if you have already received a grant from the Barclays Community Sport Fund. 

To be eligible for funding, the female coaches you put forward must meet the following criteria:

• Aged 16+ (or 18+ depending on specific course eligibility).
• 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 (e.g. current player, parent of a player, volunteer etc).
• Can undertake their coaching qualification within 12 months (subject to course availability).

We particularly welcome applications from female coaches from diverse backgrounds and with lived experience, to help ensure the programme reflects the communities it serves.

You can apply for £200 to cover the cost of a Level 1 or equivalent introductory qualification and any additional safeguarding and first aid requirements for your sport. You can apply to upskill up to two female coaches at your club or group (2 x £200 grants per club).

The fund is open for applications for 4 months; from 9am on Wednesday 8th July 2026 until 5pm on Wednesday 4th November 2026. We may close earlier if we receive a large volume of applications.