Girls Flag Grant

Girls Flag Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: USA Football
Last Updated: January 27, 2026

Summary

The Girls Flag Grant, offered by USA Football, aims to empower youth and scholastic organizations to establish girls-only flag football programs. This inclusive initiative provides tailored support, including equipment, playbooks, and marketing resources. With a commitment to fostering growth in the sport, each grant is customized to meet the unique needs of the organization, ensuring long-term success and engagement in the game. Organizations must enroll with USA Football to apply.

Overview

NOTE: Letter of Inquiry - This step is represented by the enrollment process. Enrolling is the first step toward applying and gaining eligibility for grants and accessing resources to help simplify your operations. Girls Flag Grant USA Football is committed to #FootballForAll, and our inclusive Girls Flag Grant is designed to help youth or scholastic organizations start a girls-only flag football program. To help grow the game, this grant is customized to the organization’s needs and can provide a variety of equipment, resources such as playbooks, and support from USA Football’s expert staff for marketing, operations and more! Not only can the Girls Flag Grant provide equipment for your organization, but this grant provides resources and support based on your organization's specific needs so that your new girls-only flag football program can grow over time. USA Football will administer this grant during a multi-year partnership with your organization, and will expect your organization to be committed in full during this time. Funding Girls Flag Grant awards are variable due to each organization's unique circumstances, in general awards may include apparel, equipment, flag belts and footballs, marketing assistance, and other resources such as coaching guidelines and rulebooks. USA Football will work one-on-one with final grantees to determine their specific needs, then will issue grant deliverables accordingly.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. The Girls Flag Grant is designed to help youth and scholastic organizations start a girls-only flag football program.Youth and scholastic organizations enrolled with USA Football for the current calendar year are eligible to apply for the Girls Flag Grant.To be eligible for the Girls Flag Grant, youth and scholastic organizations must:Be enrolled with USA Football (FREE to do here) Be legally designated as a non-profit and in good standing (501c3 organization or tax-exempt by state) Be clear of any outstanding invoices with USA Football