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.”

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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

IRS Form 990, 2025. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Veterans
  • Mental health

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