$100K grant from NFL and LISC funds Jacksonville's Mallison Park field renovations

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14 Sep 2009 - Opinion, The Florida Times-Union

The grant for the park's recent renovations marks the seventh for Jacksonville non-profits from the NFL since the city landed the Jaguars franchise in 1993.


Four cheers: Impact of Jaguars

The Mallison Park football field is a great example of the big payback from having an NFL team.

A $100,000 grant from the NFL Youth Football Fund and the Local Initiatives Support Corp. enabled the Westside park's operator, the Police Athletic League of Jacksonville, to add new lights, install a new irrigation system, replace existing sod and grade the field, a news release from the Police Athletic League said. Continued [+]...

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