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Girls' Flag Football Program Grants are awarded by the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation in partnership with the Atlanta Falcons to support the growth of girls flag football at the high school level in Georgia. In 2026, 323 Georgia high schools received funding to establish new programs or enhance existing ones for the upcoming season.
Every accredited Georgia high school is eligible to apply annually. The program has expanded from a 19-school pilot in Gwinnett County in 2018 to statewide participation, with approximately 8,500 girls competing at over 300 schools. Award amounts vary by school and program needs.
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Atlanta Falcons, Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Further Support for Girls Flag Football in Georgia Arthur M.
Blank Family Foundation, Atlanta Falcons Provide Grant Funding to Georgia High Schools to Support Girls Flag Football More than 300 Georgia High Schools to receive funding to establish girls flag football programs or support existing programs for upcoming 2026 season ATLANTA – March 18, 2026 – Entering the 2026 season, 323 Georgia high schools will receive grant funding from the Arthur M.
Blank Family Foundation, in partnership with the Atlanta Falcons, to either establish a girls flag football program or support their existing program this year. For the second consecutive year, every accredited high school in Georgia was eligible to apply for and receive grant funding from the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation to further the growth of girls flag football in the state.
Through the grant funding, 27 high schools in Georgia will offer girls flag football to their student athletes for the first time in 2026. The full list of those schools can be found below. The Falcons have been at the forefront of growing girls flag football in Georgia over the past eight years, beginning with a pilot program for 19 high schools in Gwinnett County in 2018.
Georgia became the fourth state to sanction girls flag football as an official high school sport in 2020, and last year, approximately 8,500 girls participated in the sport at more than 300 high schools throughout Georgia. "Over the past several years, introducing and growing girls flag football across Georgia has been a priority for the Atlanta Falcons and the Arthur M.
Blank Family Foundation," said Atlanta Falcons President and CEO Greg Beadles . "We are honored to continue our support for girls flag football through this grant opportunity at the high school level, our annual college showcase at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, year-round camps and clinics, and the inaugural Atlanta Falcons Girls Flag Football Week held recently at IBM Performance Field in Flowery Branch.
We are thrilled to see the continued growth of the sport throughout our state and wish all schools the best of luck in the upcoming season." In February, the Falcons hosted the inaugural Atlanta Falcons Girls Flag Football Week, bringing the state's top high school girls flag football athletes to IBM Performance Field in Flowery Branch for competition, training and recognition of the sport's growth in Georgia.
The week culminated in the 2026 GACA Girls Flag Football All-Star Game at the Falcons indoor practice facility.
Georgia High Schools Launching Girls Flag Football Programs in 2026 Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy Liberty County High School Bradwell Institute Lumpkin County High School Cairo High School Mountain Area Christian Academy Chattahoochee County High School North Georgia Christian Academy Cherokee Bluff High School North Hall High School Community Christian Academy Notre Dame Academy Creekside Christian Academy Pelham High School Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School Pickens County High School CrossPointe Christian Academy Statesboro STEAM Academy Dominion Christian Schools Terrell County High School East Laurens High School Utopian Academy Flowery Branch High School Victory Baptist School Franklin County High School Webster County High School Griffin Christian School To learn more about the Atlanta Falcons work to grow girls flag football in Georgia and across the country, please visit AtlantaFalcons.
com/girls-flag-football . About the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation The Arthur M.
Blank Family Foundation is a philanthropy founded to help transform lives and communities by uniting people across differences to find common cause. Started in 1995 by Arthur M. Blank, co-founder of The Home Depot, the foundation has granted more than $1.
5 billion to charitable causes. Our collective giving areas are Atlanta's Westside, Democracy, Environment, Mental Health and Well-Being, and Youth Development. Across these areas, we take on tough challenges by uniting the courage and compassion of our communities so we can all thrive together.
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Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Georgia high schools looking to launch or enhance girls' flag football programs. [23] Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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2026 Georgia High School Girls Flag Football Grant is sponsored by The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation. The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, in partnership with the Atlanta Falcons, provides grant funding to accredited Georgia high schools to either launch a new girls flag football program or support an existing one. The program aims to increase access and participation for female athletes across the state. Geographic focus: Georgia Focus areas: Youth Development, Sports, Gender Equality
2026 Georgia High School Girls Flag Football Grant is a grant from the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, in partnership with the Atlanta Falcons, that funds the establishment and support of girls flag football programs at accredited high schools in Georgia. The grant provides $10,000 for schools establishing new programs and $5,000 for schools expanding or supporting existing programs. The initiative, which launched as a pilot in 2018 in Gwinnett County, contributed to Georgia becoming the fourth state to sanction girls flag football as an official high school sport in 2020. All accredited high schools in Georgia are eligible to apply. The program has grown to include more than 300 Georgia high schools.