NFL and LISC announce $2.5 million in field grants as part of NFL Grassroots Program
18 May 2010
Contact:Clare Graff, NFL Carl Francis, NFLPA Gordon Walek, LISC |
For Immediate Release:March 18, 2010 |
NEW YORK (March 18, 2010)— The National Football League Grassroots Program is supporting the development and renovation of community fields with 16 new grants totaling more than $2.5 million being directed to schools, parks and facilities across the country, it was announced today.
A partnership between the NFL, the NFL Players Association and the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), the Grassroots Program has awarded more than $28 million in grants over 12 years to local nonprofits focused on the health and welfare of their communities, particularly with regards to their young people. The latest round of grants supports new and upgraded fields in the following NFL markets.
These fields will be located in Phoenix, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Milwaukee, Houston, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Kansas City, MO, Miami, Newark, Oakland, Camden, NJ, San Diego, and Enumclaw, WA.
“These fields are a tangible sign of our Youth Football Fund in action,” said NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. “They help us make an impact where assistance is most needed. We are proud to support projects that bring neighborhoods together and give children a safe place to play and be active.”
The NFL Grassroots Program, a partnership between the NFL Youth Football Fund and LISC, the nation’s leading community development support corporation, has resulted in the construction or renovation of 225 football fields nationwide in the past 12 years. Fields are newly built or significantly renovated, with improvements such as irrigation systems, lights, bleachers, scoreboards, goal posts and turf.
Grassroots grants are issued once established funding thresholds are reached for each project.
“Our focus at LISC is on building sustainable communities- good places to live, work, do business and raise families,” said Michael Rubinger, LISC president and CEO. “Developing recreational opportunities is a key part of that, and the NFL has been a committed partner in making it happen.”
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> Learn more about LISC's Youth Development & Recreation Program
Below are local announcements by NFL teams and local outlets:
> Indianapolis, Ind. - Super Bowl Legacy Project Receives Grant
> Houston, Tex. - Texans make donation to Houston charter school
> Seattle, Wash. - Seahwaks give $200,000 to Enumclaw for new field
> Washington, D.C. - Redskins Help Dedicate Community Football Field in D.C.
> Cincinnati, Ohio - Groundbreaking for new Clinton-Massie football field
> Foxboro, Mass. - Foxborough's TurfsUp receives $200,000 grant from Patriots and NFL
> Camden, N.J. - Camden Catholic receives NFL Grassroots Grant
> Kansas City, Mo. - Chiefs present $100,000 grant for youth field
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