Monday 2 October 2017 13:16, UK
The FA has been rewarded for meeting Sport England's new governance code with nearly £9m in funding for grassroots development.
The FA, which finally agreed to revamp its board and council in May, is among four national governing bodies to receive grants from the agency on Monday - the fourth batch of announcements to cover the 2017-21 period.
This brings Sport England's investment in schemes run by national governing bodies to nearly £250m, about half of the total for the last four-year cycle.
This reduction is a result of a change of policy, with the government more interested in targeting those who do not exercise at all as opposed to subsidising active people to play more sport, which has meant more money for charities and community projects, and less for governing bodies.
For example, having already received about £5m for programmes directed at disability and women's football, the FA's total grant is £14.6m, down from £30m between 2013-17.
In a statement, FA director of participation and development Kelly Simmons said: "This funding will help us deliver on maintaining, as well as unearthing, players, coaches and officials, from all backgrounds and abilities.
"It will also be crucial in our pursuit of sustaining existing, and pursuing new, formats of the game in a response to changing playing habits.
"Our insight work tells us some want more flexibility and less time commitment so it's important we're alive to these trends."
England Boxing received nearly £3m to recruit and retain more regular boxers from a wider range of backgrounds, as well as developing the sport's club structure with more education initiatives for staff and volunteers.
After a £1m award in February, England Squash has been given almost £7m to support its regular players and increase female participation.
British Wheelchair Basketball has received another £1.4m to take its total grant to £1.7m to improve the network of regional performance centres.
Sports Minister Tracey Crouch said: "National governing bodies play a key role in delivering sport at the grassroots, encouraging people to get involved and keep participating. They also help develop the next generation of talent.
"This investment of close to £30m from the government and National Lottery will help football, squash, boxing and wheelchair basketball support participants, bring communities together and have a positive impact on hundreds of thousands of people's lives."
Sport England is primarily funded by the National Lottery, although it also receives general taxation money from the Exchequer. Sport NI, sportscotland and Sport Wales fulfil the same function in the other home nations.
