Packers Award Girls Flag Grants to 20 Wisconsin High Schools
$100,000 distributed to help establish Wisconsin high school girls flag football programs; Grant program for 2026 now open for applications
As part of the organization’s Girls Flag Grant Program, the Green Bay Packers awarded $100,000 to 20 Wisconsin high schools to help fund the implementation of girls flag intramurals and club teams. In addition to the $5,000 grants, each recipient school also received 20 Syzmik X7C Protective Headbands and a USA Football flag equipment starter kit.
“Seeing the growth of girls flag football in Wisconsin over the last several years has been so rewarding,” said Ryan Fencl, Packers football outreach manager. “We’re proud to highlight girls flag as a sport in a variety of ways through our outreach efforts, creating opportunities for girls to explore their athletic abilities through flag football. We look forward to continuing to build momentum for girls flag in Wisconsin and contribute to the ultimate goal of establishing girls flag as a sanctioned high school sport in our state.”
High schools receiving grants through program’s second year include:
- Elkhorn High School in Elkhorn
- Beloit Memorial in Beloit
- Burlington High School in Burlington
- Cedarburg High School in Cedarburg
- Dominican High School in Whitefish Bay
- Freedom High School in Freedom
- Green Bay East in Green Bay
- Kimberly High School in Kimberly
- Little Chute High School in Little Chute
- Madison East in Madison
- Madison La Follette in Madison
- Madison West in Madison
- Milwaukee School of Arts in Milwaukee
- Neenah High School in Neenah
- Racine Case in Racine
- Racine Park in Racine
- Riverside University High School in Milwaukee
- Southern Door High School in Brussels
- Vel Phillips Memorial in Madison
- Verona Area High School in Verona
Wisconsin high schools working to establish girls flag teams can now apply for the 2026-27 Girls Flag Grant Program.
Twenty schools will be eligible to receive a $3,000 grant to go toward girls flag expenses, a $2,000 credit for flag equipment through GameBreaker, 20 free customizable GameBreaker AURA Flag Football Headbands and a USA Football Flag Equipment Starter Kit. Schools are invited to apply at this link.
NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.
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