NFL Foundation Grassroots Program Grant

The NFL Foundation Grassroots Program, in partnership with the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), aims to enhance the quality, safety, and accessibility of community football fields. With grants up to $250,000, this initiative addresses the critical lack of safe recreation spaces in low-income neighborhoods, ensuring children and adults have access to well-maintained facilities for gathering and exercise, ultimately fostering community health and well-being.

However, in many U.S. cities, low-income communities lack resources and support for critical community infrastructure, leaving the people who live there without safe playing fields and green spaces. A Trust For Public Land Report on Park Equity found that as many as 28 million kids (over one-third) lack access to safe recreation spaces within a 10-minute walk from home. According to that same report, high-income communities have on average, 66 more acres of parkland than low-income communities.