Community

Football for All Community Grants

Football “Try It Days” introduce participants to Football in a welcoming and positive environment where the goals are to break down barriers to sport participation and increase sport participation among equity-deserving groups.

In 2024, Football Canada gave away $25,000 in community grants nationwide to foster grassroots development through Football Canada’s “Try It Days”.

Football “Try It Days” introduce participants to Football in a welcoming and positive environment where the goals are to break down barriers to sport participation and increase sport participation among equity-deserving groups.

Background:

The Community Sport for All Initiative component seeks to remove barriers and increase sport participation rates for underrepresented groups. Its key objective is to support community sport initiatives for equity-deserving groups, in particular, Black, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQI+, and newcomers to increase participation and retention in sport.

Goals of “Try It Days”:

• Reduce barriers to sport participation
• Increase sport participation among equity-deserving groups
• Introduce participants to football in a welcoming and positive environment!