With a new $2 million grant from The DICK’S Sporting Goods Foundation, LISC opens a second application round for Game On-Community Places to Play, an initiative that funds the renovation of indoor and outdoor athletic spaces for young athletes, particularly in under-resourced communities. The deadline to apply for a grant is September 5, 2024.

Foot Locker Foundation, Inc., and LISC invite youth-serving nonprofits in 13 cities to apply for grants through the Foot Locker Foundation Community Empowerment Program. Applications are due September 30.

LISC is working with The DICK’S Sporting Goods Foundation to jumpstart youth sports infrastructure projects in communities where support and opportunity are scarce. In a Q+A with The DICK’S Foundation’s Kristen Garmey, we learn why improving athletic spaces for youth in under-resourced communities is so important to The DICK’S Foundation, and to Garmey.

Every community deserves safe, quality sports facilities where youth and their families can play and socialize. Thanks to the Game On-Community Places to Play Initiative, a partnership of LISC and The DICK’S Sporting Goods Foundation, under-resourced neighborhoods in 14 cities and towns now have funding to improve their local youth sports facilities.

The Atlanta United Community Fund (AUCF) announced it has awarded an additional $3.36 million for the next phase of the GA 100 campaign to construct up to 30 additional mini-pitches across Georgia. AUCF is now accepting requests for proposals in partnership with LISC for a matching grant of up to $100,000.

As part of its LEED Initiative, a $200 million pledge to support the Black community, Foot Locker, Inc. teamed up with LISC to provide grants to nonprofit community organizations that offer a range of services for young people. In a Q+A with Tai Neal, vice president for LEED Strategy at Foot Locker, Inc., we learn why supporting youth in under-resourced communities is so important to Foot Locker, and to Neal.