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Major funding injection will boost grassroots sport and recruit people from under-represented backgrounds.

We’re investing £28 million of National Lottery and government funding into four national governing bodies of sport (NGB).

The four NGBs to receive our funding are The Football Association, England Boxing, England Squash and British Wheelchair Basketball.

Our latest investment will help target people who have a strong relationship with sport, including talented athletes trying to reach the top.

Investing In Sport

We want everyone in England, regardless of age, background or ability, to feel able to take part in sport or activity.

That's why NGBs that receive funding are also committed to targeting under-represented groups to help more people feel able to take part in sport.

The latest announcement follows the three previous decision rounds made in December 2016, and February and March 2017.

These decisions saw more than 40 governing bodies awarded £216 million of funding to help them deliver their grassroots sport programmes.

It means we've awarded £244 million so far into national governing bodies of sport.

Delivering Results

Last year, we launched the Code for Sports Governance alongside UK Sport.

The code sets out gold standards of governance that organisations must meet in order to receive public funding from us.

Each of the governing bodies awarded funding today meet these strict governance standards.

We will measure the NGBs' performance in delivering the plans each year, with decisions on future funding based on results so far.

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