Safe Places to Play Grants

Posted by U.S. Soccer Foundation on February 29, 2016

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 in support of 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 the 2016 summer grant cycle of its Safe Places to Play program, which provides grants to organizations to help them build or enhance a field space in an underserved community. Grants of up to $25,000 (for single-field projects) and $50,000 (multi-field projects) will be awarded in four categories: synthetic turf, lighting, irrigation, and sport court.

To be eligible, applicants be a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, school, municipality, college or university, or sovereign tribal nation.

LOIs must be received no later than May 27, 2016. Upon review, selected applicants will be invited to submit a full application by June 3, 2016.

For complete program guidelines, grant amount information, and application materials, see the U.S. Soccer Foundation website.

DEADLINE: MAY 27, 2016 (LETTERS OF INQUIRY)

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