Last week, The Arthur Blank Foundation announced that accredited Georgia High Schools will be eligible to receive a grant to start a Girls Flag Football team.

The partnership between the foundation and the Atlanta Falcons will grant $10,000 to any girls flag football team that did not exist before the 2025 season. All other programs that were established before 2025, will receive a $5000 grant. Interested schools must apply to enter the grant pool.

Georgia High School Association Executive Director, Dr. Tim Scott is grateful for the opportunity this presents going into next season.

“We are deeply grateful to the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation and the Atlanta Falcons for their continued support of flag football,” Scott said.

In December of 2025, the GHSA girls flag football state championships were played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium where five different state champions were crowned. Currently, flag football is split into five divisions in the state of Georgia.

In 2020, the state of Georgia became the fourth state to sanction girls flag football as an official high school football sport.

Organizations interested in applying are encouraged to learn more online.

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