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.