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THIS GRANT’S FOCUS: Women’s/Girls’ Sports, Racial Equity, Health/Physical Activity, Girls’ Development
Deadline: May. 2, 2025 (letters of interest)
“Sports 4 Life offers community funding and seeks to effect sustainable improvement to the overall health and development of girls in these communities through grant making, leadership training and capacity-building efforts. Sports 4 Life, cofounded by the Women’s Sports Foundation and ESPN in 2014, was created based on the knowledge that while sports participation offers tremendous life-long benefits – from improved physical health and self-esteem, to better grades in school and enhanced leadership skills – young girls of color are disproportionately excluded. The program seeks to increase the participation and retention of Black, African-American, Hispanic and/or Native American girls, inclusive of American Indian and Alaska Native communities.
Funding can be used for coaching, curriculum, equipment, uniforms, transportation, facility rental, tournaments and/or team-building activities, all while fostering the Sports 4 Life benefits: leadership, self-esteem, confidence and perseverance.”
Funder: The Women’s Sports Foundation, ESPN and Gatorade
Eligibility: “In general, the applicant should be a non-profit school, parks and recreation department, non-profit organization or an amateur sports league. The applicant should serve predominately Black, African-American, Hispanic and/or Native American girls (representing more than 70% of the enrolled program participants).”
Amount: Unspecified… Together, the Women’s Sports Foundation and its partners will award a minimum of $400,000 in 2025.
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