NRPA's Online Grant Opportunities Portal

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Current NRPA Grant Opportunites

Supporting Healthy Aging Through Parks and Recreation 4.0 (SHAPR 4.0)

NRPA, with the support of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)*, is pleased to announce the availability of the Supporting Healthy Aging Through Parks and Recreation 4.0 (SHAPR 4.0) grant. This grant provides park and recreation professionals with additional tools to offer access to programs that increase physical activity, expand social engagement, help combat social isolation, and enhance the quality of life for the older adults in your community. Click the "Learn More" and "FAQS tabs above for additional information.

Click Here for the SHAPR 4.0 grant opportunity. 

 

2025 Million Coaches Challenge

NRPA, with the support of ESPN and the Susan Crown Exchange, is pleased to announce the availability of the 2025 Million Coaches Challenge grant. This grant provides park and recreation professionals with provides no-cost training to youth-serving professionals in parks and recreation, so staff and volunteers have the skills to support positive youth development. Click the “Learn More” and “FAQS” tabs above for additional information.

Click Here for the 2025 Million Coaches Challenge grant opportunity. 

 

2025 Youth Sports Equity Grant

NRPA, with the support of Musco Lighting is pleased to announce the 2025 Youth Sports Equity grant. Through the Youth Sports Equity Grant Program, NRPA and Musco Lighting seek to partner with local park and recreation agencies to increase equitable access to youth sports, with a focus on target populations including but not limited to youth of color, girls, LGBTQIA+ youth, youth from low-income homes or youth with disabilities. As one of the largest providers of youth sports and youth development services in the nation, reaching more than 40 million youth each year, park and recreation professionals are catalysts for youth sports equity in communities nationwide.

Click Here for more information regarding the 2025 Youth Sports Equity grant opportunity.

 

Gender Equity in Youth Sports Community of Practice

Powered by Nike, the goal of the community of practice (CoP) is to test and pilot activities that increase access to sports for girls. Participating agencies receive $20,000 to implement a gender equity project plus commit to participating in an NRPA-led CoP, which provides education and networking opportunities related to advancing gender equity in sport. In addition to increasing girls’ participation in programs, the CoP also will collectively advance strategies to increase the representation of women coaches. 

Apply here for the Gender Equity in Youth Sports Community of Practice grant opportunity.