NFL Youth Football Fund Grassroots Program

Posted by on February 04, 2013

Local Initiatives Support Consortium Invites Applications for NFL Youth Football Fund Grassroots Program
Deadline: March 15, 2013

Sponsored by the National Football League Foundation, the Local Initiatives Support Consortium’s NFL Youth Football Fund Grassroots Program is designed to address the shortage of clean, safe, and accessible football fields in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods by providing financial and technical assistance to nonprofit neighborhood-based organizations working to improve local football fields.

The program offers two levels of support: General Field Support grants, which provide up to $50,000 for capital projects not associated specifically with the field surface, including the installation/refurbishment of bleachers, concession stands, lights, and irrigation systems; and Field Surface Grants, which provide matching grants of up to $200,000 to help finance the resurfacing of a community, middle school, or high school football field and the installation of synthetic sports turf.

In addition, a smaller number of matching grants of up to $100,000 are available to help finance the resurfacing of a community, middle school, or high school football field with natural grass or sod. All grant funds must be used for capital expenditures and may not be used to maintain field surfaces.

In order to be eligible for a grant, projects must be sponsored by a community-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization(s) or middle or high school. All organizations applying for funds must be located within NFL target markets and serve low- to moderate-income areas within those markets.

For complete application and eligibility information, including a list of associated NFL target markets, visit the LISC Web site.

http://www.lisc.org/section/ourwork/national/youth/request