NFL owners, players hand out 13 more social justice grants

Continuing the player-driven efforts in the fight for social justice, the NFL this week handed out 13 new grants to nonprofit organizations across the country as part of the Inspire Change initiative.

Inspire Change is the product of the partnership formed between the players and owners during the 2018 season and focuses on education, economic advancement, police and community relations and criminal justice reform. To date, the league and its teams have provided more than $95 million to programs across the country.

This year’s new grants — which total roughly $4.3 million, according to the league — include new partners whose missions are aimed at helping to close the digital divide.

"Education is a basic human right, and we can no longer deprive students of the tools they need to succeed, including devices and the internet," Arizona Cardinals offensive lineman Kelvin Beachum, also a Players Coalition task force member and Player-Owner Social Justice Working Group member, said in a press release. "I am proud of the work Players Coalition and the NFL has done to help close this 'digital divide' and help those children in underserved communities."

Read the full article as it originally appeared in the USA Today