Active women funding round

Sport England has launched a drive to get more women from disadvantaged communities, and more women caring for children, playing sport.

At the moment, only one in eight women in England play sport regularly (three times a week), according to the Active People Survey. Although numbers are increasing, women's participation still lags behind men's (one in five) and the gap between the two genders is increasing.

The new funding programme, 'Active Women', aims to help change this. Sport England are seeking bids from projects that directly address the challenges women have to overcome if they want to play more sport. These include:

Time constraints
Childcare
Transport
Cost
Friends to go with
Self-confidence

Applications will be encouraged from community groups and sectors, including those who have not previously considered applying for funding. Schools, local councils and national governing bodies are just some of the organisations behind existing projects which have successfully engaged women.

The fund is open to applications now and will close at 5pm on 3 February 2010.

Please click here for further details.