As the Women’s Premiership moves into a professional era, there are additional costs that clubs will incur including intermediate-level match officials, paying players and licensing requirements.
The move to a professional league, which will see women players paid for the first time, comes after Northern Ireland qualified for Euro 2022, the team’s first major tournament.
The majority of Northern Ireland’s senior and underage squads play their club football in the Women’s Premiership.
Angela Platt, director of women’s football at the Irish FA, told BBC Sport in March that the association “won’t rest on our laurels”.
“It is not just good enough to say we have made it to a Women’s Euros finals, and then that is it,” she added.
“We want out underage squads, our club structure, the strength of our domestic game, our volunteers and our coaches in the game to be stronger and better.
“It’s my role to make sure we harness that energy and make sure we harness the visibility to make the game grow even further.”
When asked if the IFA was investing enough, Platt said: “I think they are, right now, in terms of where we are at.
“We are also investing in new roles across the system. The next phase in our transition of that is ensuring we support our clubs and our infrastructure to continue to grow that element of the game.
“That is a really important and vital part of our game is to have stronger clubs and a more competitive league structure.
“That will hopefully prove to be more beneficial to us in the future in terms of our club focus and also our talented players as well.”