UPCOMING PLAYING FOR PURPOSE RFP ON FEBRUARY 27TH
A new Request for Proposals opens on the 27th of February for community sport organizations in the 16 Football World Cup host cities across the USA, Canada and México.
We are inviting organizations that engage young people in meaningful, long‑term participation in sport and physical activity to join a new initiative within the Playing for Purpose program.
Through our strategic partnership with Beyond Sport and Common Goal, selected organizations will receive multi‑year grant funding, long‑term capacity‑strengthening support, and opportunities to participate in a structured Community of Practice designed to build organizational capacity, strengthen high‑quality and inclusive sport programming, and contribute to shared learning aimed at creating a more equitable youth sport ecosystem.
Together, we aim to broaden access to sport and create safer, more inclusive spaces for young people across North America.
Focus communities*
- Youth with disabilities (including those who have long-term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments)
- Girls and young women
- LGBTQIA+ youth
- Young people facing racial and/or ethnic discrimination
*We recognize that the identities, experiences, and specific needs of young people within each of these categories vary widely across countries, cultures, and local contexts. Belonging is shaped by self‑identification, local terminology, legal and policy environments, and social norms. Many young people may belong to multiple communities at once, experiencing overlapping forms of marginalization or discrimination. For this reason, the groups should be understood as guiding frameworks rather than rigid categories, designed to support inclusive, context‑sensitive programming and equitable access to sport and physical activity.
Notes on elegibility criteria
Organizations must be:
- Legally registered, politically and religiously independent non‑profit with at least two years of youth programming.
- Based within 50 miles (or 80.5 km) of a World Cup 2026 stadium.
- Delivering programming with a focus on youth with disabilities, and/or girls and young women, and/or LGBTQIA+ youth, and/or young people facing racial and/or ethnic discrimination.
- Able to commit to a three‑year partnership including MEAL (monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning) processes and active participation in the Community of Practice.
- Including soccer within the funded programming.
- Able to demonstrate strong safeguarding and sound governance at the organizational and program levels
How to apply
We will share the full eligibility criteria and application link soon on this website, on our LinkedIn page and through our partners Common Goal and Beyond Sport channels.
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