Pro Bowl Community Grants in Hawaii
About The Program
In connection with the Pro Bowl, the NFL’s All-Star Game, NFL Charities awards $100,000 in grants to nonprofit organizations located in the state of Hawaii. The NFL Charities Pro Bowl Grant Program focuses on youth-serving organizations and programs that emphasize the following:
• Motivation to learn, to stay in school, to complete one’s education, and to continue studying towards college or other post-secondary pursuits.
• Promotion of good health and participation in athletics and physical fitness.
Who Can Apply
NFL Charities will only support organizations that are defined as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the IRS Code. Also, no grants will be made to individuals. Please note again that only nonprofit organizations located in Hawaii are eligible.
2010 Important Dates
Applications open XXX and close XXX.
Grant Determinations will be made by XXX.
Award Amount
Grant awards of up to XXX.
Detailed Requirements
The following information provides an outline of this grants requirements and information you will need to supply to successfully apply for this grant. We suggest you read this thoroughly before proceeding forward.
• Organization must be located in Hawaii.
• Organization must be defined as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the IRS Code.
• Only online applications submitted online through the G.A.M.S. will be accepted.
The NFL’s all-star game was played in Honolulu from 1980 through 2009 and is returning again in 2011 and 2012. With each AFC / NFC Pro Bowl visit to the Hawaiian community, the NFL strengthens its commitment to the people of Hawaii, even though the state does not have its own NFL team.
NFL Charities allocates $100,000 in grants each year to Hawaiian non-profit organizations in celebration of this long-standing Pro Bowl relationship. And while the Pro Bowl was played in South Florida and outside of Hawaii for the first time in 31 years, the 2009 Pro Bowl Grant allocations were made to organizations in Hawaii that focus on youth health and education programs.
Whenever the Pro Bowl comes to town, the NFL conducts a series of community outreach programs, including NFL PLAY 60 festivals in schools and parks and player visits to hospitals and military bases. NFL Charities uses the celebratory atmosphere to present every Pro Bowl Grant recipient with their award during a recognition ceremony held at the public kick-off festival in the week leading up to the All Star Game.
Who Can Apply
Only non-profit organizations that are defined as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the IRS Code and are located and dedicated to serving youth in the state of Hawaii are eligible to apply. Grants cannot be made to individuals.
2011 Important Dates
Applications open October 26, 2011 and close December 22, 2011.
Grant Determinations will be made by January 15, 2012
Award Amount
Grant amounts average between $1,000 and $5,000 pursuant to the quality of each application. The maximum grant amount that has been awarded to any organization over the past three years is $8,000.
Detailed Requirements
The following information provides an outline of this grant category’s requirements that eligible organizations will need to supply in order to successfully apply for an award.
- Organizations must be located in the state of Hawaii and apply for funds to serve youth.
- Organizations must be defined as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the IRS Code.
Applying organizations may provide:
- Educational and youth literacy services, assistance with study towards college or other post-secondary pursuits, and/or motivation and incentive programs that encourage youth to learn, to stay in school and to complete one’s education.
- Mentorship, psychological, therapeutic and/or necessary remedial services to support recovery, individual support or some kind of leadership empowerment.
- Substance and/or Physical/Emotional Abuse prevention and/or assistance programs
- Programs that promote good health, nutrition, hygiene, participation in athletics and physical fitness.
- Medical care, hospice and/or long-term health support services for youth and their families.
- Only applications submitted through the online NFL Charities Grant Application Management System (G.A.M.S.) will be accepted.