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Ravens Foundation accepting applications for Play 60 grant
For the 15th consecutive year, the Ravens Foundation Monday announced it is accepting applications for the Ravens PLAY 60 Grant.
The grant provides funding of up to $10,000 to qualifying nonprofit organizations that create and/or continue programs or projects promoting physical fitness and nutrition education in Maryland.
The program continues the foundation’s commitment to increasing physical activity among area youth and seeks to encourage healthy youth activities.
Through this grant, more than $1.4 million has been distributed to area nonprofits over the past 14 years, funding more than 275 programs and impacting nearly 35,000 Baltimore-area children.
The Ravens will consider funding requests that meet the following criteria:
- Organizations that submit requests must be a 501(c)(3) organization.
- Programs or projects must be directed at youth ages five to 18and must promote physical fitness and/or nutrition education.
- Nonprofits must illustrate a programming component with measurable goals in order to be considered. Through the Ravens PLAY 60 Grant, the foundation will not consider funding for large capital expenditures or the construction of buildings/fields/etc.
- Programs or projects must take place in Maryland.
Applications are being accepted April 19-June 16 online at www.baltimoreravens.com/play60grant.
The foundation is committed to improving, encouraging and enabling the healthy development of youth in the Baltimore area, as well as other parts of Maryland.
