British Basketball Funding Archives

BBF ‘untenable & unsustainable’ says Chair Chris Grant in open letter
By Sam Neter on June 14, 2023
British Basketball Federation Chair Chris Grant has called the organisation’s position “untenable and unsustainable” in an open letter published on Twitter on Tuesday. Ahead of...
Basketball England receives Sport England funding for 3×3 participation
By Sam Neter on May 13, 2022
Basketball England has received a further pot of funding from Sport England to focus on 3×3 basketball and aim to ensure a Commonwealth Games legacy....
Basketball England receives £8.6m in latest Sport England funding cycle
By Sam Neter on May 10, 2022
Sport England has announced an investment of £8.6 million of government and National Lottery funding for Basketball England in the next five year funding cycle....
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BBL, WBBL & BE receive £2.9m boost in latest Sports Winter Survival Package funding
By Sam Neter on February 20, 2021
The BBL and WBBL clubs and Basketball England have received a £2.9million boost as part of the latest round of Sports Winter Survival Package funding...
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BBF awarded £1.35m UK Sport funding for Paris 2024 qualification cycle
By Sam Neter on December 21, 2020
The British Basketball Federation has been awarded £1.35m Progression Funding by UK Sport to help the Great Britain national teams target the Olympic Games. The...
BBL fan-led government funding petition passes 10k signatures
By Sam Neter on October 8, 2020
A fan-led petition on the parliament website calling on the government to help fund the BBL has surpassed 10,000 signatures and is now awaiting an...
BBF awarded £180,000 from UK Sport from coronavirus fund
By Sam Neter on September 7, 2020
The British Basketball Federation (BBF), has been awarded up to £180,000 by UK Sport for the GB Senior teams to help lessen the impact of...
BBL denied coronavirus bailout from government
By Sam Neter on June 4, 2020
The government has denied the BBL a £1million rescue loan to help them survive the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Telegraph has revealed today....
British Basketball Awarded £75,000 from UK Sport’s Aspire Fund
By Sam Neter on February 8, 2019
British Basketball has received a funding boost, as UK Sport has announced they’ve been confirmed as one of four sports to receive funding following a...
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British Basketball Denied Funding From New Aspiration Fund
By Sam Neter on December 10, 2018
The British Basketball Federation (BBF) has missed out on funding from UK Sport’s ‘Aspiration Fund’, a new pot announced in October for sports that do...