Less-Privileged Associations (positive discrimination for the poorest MAs to increase the number of pitches; 65 approved during the 2011-2014 cycle), Income Generation (funding diversification; 28 approved during the 2011-2014 cycle), Connect (registration and worldwide unique ID), and the implementation of 1, 645 technical activities, including courses and festivals, during the 2011-2014 cycle.
The 2015-2018 period will see the current development budget of USD 800 million increase by USD 100 million, with a further improvement of the financial governance of FIFA development funds, an increase of Goal allocations (by 50% since 2010 – from USD 400, 000 to 600, 000), the doubling of women’s football development funds, and a fivefold enlargement of the capacity to provide football equipment as some of the main priorities.
