Safe Places to Play Grants

Posted by U.S. Soccer Foundation on June 22, 2015

U.S. Soccer Foundation Invites Letters of Interest for Safe Places to Play Grants

Since 1995, the U.S. Soccer Foundation has awarded grants to more than six hundred organizations in the United States for projects designed to keep children in underserved communities active, healthy, and safe. Urban areas often lack available space for children to play outside. In order to provide an opportunity for all children to play soccer, the foundation has taken on the task of providing children across the nation with places to play.

The foundation is accepting Letters of Inquiry for its Safe Places to Play program, which provides grants to organizations to help them build or enhance a field space in their communities. Grants of up to $50,000 will be awarded for the installation of field surfaces, lighting, and irrigation for field space in urban settings. All work must be done by one of the foundation’s four corporate partners — Hellas Construction, Musco Lighting, Hunter Industries, or Sport Court. Applicants must request a quote from the appropriate corporate partner no later than September 4, 2015.

To be eligible, an applicant must apply on behalf of a program or project operating in the U.S., and must be a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization, school, municipality, college or university, or sovereign tribal nation.

LOIs must be received no later than September 25, 2015. Upon review, selected applicants will be invited to submit full applications by October 2, 2015.

Complete program guidelines, information about the foundation’s corporate partners, and application materials are available at the U.S. Soccer Foundation website.

DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 4, 2015 (CONTRACTOR INQUIRY)

http://www.ussoccerfoundation.org/our-grants/