LISC and Foot Locker, Inc., through the Foot Locker Foundation, are launching a third round of grants for the Foot Locker Foundation Community Empowerment Program, a multi-city initiative to support nonprofit community organizations that empower youth in underserved communities. The program aims to bridge gaps driven by racial inequity and promote youth empowerment and community wellness—all while supporting community-based organizations led by people of color. To check out the grantees from the first and second rounds, click here.
In its third round, the Foot Locker Foundation Community Empowerment Program will provide grants ranging from $25,000 to $100,000 to organizations that offer a range of services for young people, including health and wellness, education and life skills support, mentoring, and career development in 13 cities.
What we’re offering
The Foot Locker Foundation Community Empowerment Program offers two types of grants:
- Grants to support current youth programming, create new programming or extend existing programming. These grants will range from $25,000 to $75,000 over one year.
- Grants to support capital improvement projects that enhance the impact of youth programming. These grants will range from $25,000 to $100,000 over one year.
Grants cannot be used to pay administrative costs (e.g., salaries, overhead). All grant proceeds must support the proposed project or programming.
Who is eligible for support?
This funding opportunity is open to 501c3 nonprofit organizations that:
- Primarily serve youth in under-resourced communities with programs and services focused on health and wellness, education and life skills support, mentoring, or career development
- Include people of color in its leadership ranks
- Maintain at least one full-time staff person focused on youth programming
- Operate in underserved communities within the following 13 cities:
- Atlanta, GA
- Baltimore, MD
- Chicago, IL
- Dallas, TX
- Detroit, MI
- Houston, TX
- Los Angeles, CA
- New York City, NY
- Newark, NJ
- Oakland, CA
- Philadelphia, PA
- San Francisco, CA
- Washington, DC
- Can engage local Foot Locker, Inc. store team members in volunteer activities tied to the proposed program
If a potential applicant does not have its own 501c3 status, it may apply through a fiscal agent, which must be a 501c3 nonprofit organization. If awarded, the entire grant must pass through the fiscal agent to the applicant.
The grant application period is now closed.
Timeline for the selection process
- May 24, 2023 – Application Opens
- June 14, 2023 – Informational Webinar: Download Presentation
- August 30, 2023 – Deadline to Submit Proposals
- November 2023 – Applicants Notified of Grant Awards
- April 2024 – Public Announcement of Grant Awards
Learn more
Potential applicants may direct questions to SportsandRec@LISC.org.