Over the last 25 years, LISC has teamed up with the NFL Foundation to award nearly $65 million in grants to create or refurbish more than 435 community football fields where youth can play and stay active. The latest round of the Grassroots Field Grant Program will fund new fields or field enhancements in 15 cities and towns across the U.S.

Community organizations, schools, and parks in 16 cities and towns across the country will receive grants totaling $3 million from the Grassroots Field Grant Program – a partnership of the NFL Foundation and LISC. This latest round of grants means the partnership has awarded nearly $61.8 million since 1998, resulting in 431 neighborhood fields that provide safe, healthy environments for youth to play.

Since 1998, the NFL Foundation-LISC Grassroots Field Grant Program has been helping communities create and refurbish football fields in places that lack access to safe, well-maintained play spaces—416 fields thus far. This year’s $6M grant, the highest in a single season, will renovate or create new fields in 30 U.S. cities, bringing the total commitment to $58 million.