FRISCO, Texas (Wednesday, Nov. 16) – The FC Dallas Foundation is offering four grants worth $2,500 each to deserving non-profit organizations with similar missions to promote healthy, active lifestyles for North Texas youth.
Applicants must focus on nutrition or healthy activity through sports, preferably soccer. The Foundation is currently accepting applications with a deadline of Jan. 20, 2017. All applications will be reviewed in February 2017 with grantees announced and funds distributed in March 2017. To apply, visit //www.fcdallas.com/community/grants.
The FC Dallas Foundation works to promote healthy, active lifestyles through its many projects. The Foundation has built four community fields for children in underserved areas of North Texas, and will dedicate its fifth field this December in East Collin County. With its new grant program, the Foundation is seeking to broaden its reach by supporting like-minded non-profit organizations that strive to improve the lives of disadvantaged youth through nutrition and activity.
About the FC Dallas Foundation
The FC Dallas Foundation is the charitable arm of FC Dallas and Toyota Stadium. The Foundation strives to positively impact the health and well-being of disadvantaged youth through the sport of soccer. Through its programming and projects, the Foundation seeks to promote healthy, active children; encourages character building and service learning; and supports disadvantaged through locally and globally. For more information, visit www.fcdallasfoundation.org.