Funding for Sportsmatch was originally granted direct from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Since 1 April 1999 this funding has been channelled to Sportsmatch via Sport England. The annual funding since 1992 is as follows:
Funding (£ million) 1992-93 1 1993-94 2.9 1994-95 3.3 1995-96 3.7 1996-97 3.2 1997-98 3.2 1998-99 3.2 1999-2000 3.37 2000-01 3.37 2001-02 3.55 2002-03 3.675 2003-04 3.675 2004-05 3.675 2005-06 3.675 Total 45.490