NFL Grants
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Rolling — applications accepted year-round
- Tracked since
- April 2026
From the program guidelines: “Grants are awarded twice a year, with applications reviewed year-round.”
Can we apply?
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Eligible organizations
- Be administered through a non-profit organization.
Other requirements
- To submit an application, your organization and program must:Provide direct services to the military/veteran population.
- Demonstrate financial responsibility and sustainability and have filed a 990EZ or 990 for the last two fiscal years.
- Provide an audited financial statement or a certified financial statement (to include a balance sheet and income statement)Have two years of gross receipts greater than $50,000
Overview
The NFL Grants program, in partnership with the Bob Woodruff Foundation, is dedicated to supporting veterans, service members, and their families. This initiative funds programs aimed at improving health and well-being, enhancing opportunities, and reducing barriers to care. Organizations providing direct services to the military community can apply for funding, ensuring financial responsibility and sustainability. Grants are awarded twice a year, with applications reviewed year-round.
NOTE: We accept and review applications year-round and notify all applicants of the outcome once we’ve made a final funding decision.
It is grounded in deep partnership with nonprofits and organizations that support the military community in the United States and across the world.
The NFL partners with the Bob Woodruff Foundation to expand their Salute to Service initiative in support of service members and their families. Through our partnership, we invest NFL funds to ensure that our nation’s veterans, service members and their families have stable and successful futures.
Grant Criteria
We fund programs and services that serve the military and veteran community. We focus on programs that improve the health and wellbeing of service members, veterans, their families, and caregivers, and that:
- Improve social determinants of healthDecrease barriers to accessing physical and mental healthcare
- Increase accessibility to programming that fosters a healthy lifestyle
- Enhance opportunities for veterans to thrive after service
Eligibility
To submit an application, your organization and program must:Provide direct services to the military/veteran populationBe administered through a non-profit organizationDemonstrate financial responsibility and sustainability and have filed a 990EZ or 990 for the last two fiscal yearsProvide an audited financial statement or a certified financial statement (to include a balance sheet and income statement)Have two years of gross receipts greater than $50,000
What Bob Woodruff Family Foundation Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 105
- Total given
- $16.77M
- Median grant
- $78K
- Range
- $5,200–$1.12M
- By dollars: Virginia 28%, Texas 12%, California 11%. Top recipient cities: New York, NY; Arlington, VA; Chicago, IL.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 30% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Navy-Marine Corps Relief Sociey · Arlington, VA
Basic needs assistance; disaster relief; survey incentive
$1.12M
UT Foundation · Austin, TX
Community engagement; clinical mental health
$1.11M
Army Emergency Relief · Arlington, VA
Basic needs assistance; disaster relief; community engagement
$1.06M
Air Force Aid Society Inc · Arlington, VA
Basic needs assistance; disaster relief; survey incentive
$854K
Swords to Plowshares Veterans Rights Organization · San Francisco, CA
Legal; case management and supportive services; community engagement, survey incentive
$768K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Veterans
- Mental health
Categories
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