The Green Bay Packers have announced they have awarded 20 Wisconsin youth football programs with a Youth Football Financial Assistance Grant.
Funded through the USA Football NFL Club Foundation Grant, the Packers directed $25,000 to go toward financial assistance for youth football registration in Wisconsin. Programs who opted in were required to ensure all of their coaches were USA Football certified, with the Packers covering all certification fees, in order to be eligible for the grant.
After reviewing eligibility information, 20 youth football programs in Wisconsin qualified to receive support through the grant, with each program receiving $1,250 to put toward registration financial assistance.
Programs had the option to offer lower registration fees for each player, or provide individual registration scholarships up to $100 for players in need.
The 20 programs that received grant funds were:
- Appleton Youth Football Association
- Chippewa Valley Youth Football
- De Pere Youth Football
- Elkhorn Youth Football
- Green Bay Falcon Youth Football
- Greenfield Youth Football
- Janesville Youth Football
- Jr Whippet Athletics
- Lancer Youth Football
- McFarland Youth Football
- Mequon-Thiensville Cardinals Youth Football
- Milwaukee Youth Falcons
- MKE Buccaneers Youth Sports
- Northwest Wisconsin Champions
- Oshkosh Flyers Football Club
- Rice Lake Junior Football
- Stratford Youth Football
- Verona Wildcat Youth Football
- Watertown Youth Football Association
This grant support is part of Green Bay Packers Give Back, the Packers' all-encompassing community outreach initiative. Packers Give Back includes the Packers Foundation's annual and impact grants, appearances by players, alumni, coaches and staff, cash and in-kind donations, community events, Make-A-Wish visits, football outreach and much more. These efforts contribute to a comprehensive Packers charity impact that was in excess of $13 million last year.
