PHOENIX -- leaves an impact long after the game has come and gone. As it does every year, the NFL seeks to improve the surrounding communities of the host city with a financial donation.This year, the NFL Foundation provided a $1 million grant to the Arizona Host Committee via the Arizona Community Foundation to fund charitable projects throughout Arizona to support health and wellne s programs for the Arizona community. This grant was matched by the Arizona Host Committee for a total of more than $2 million. Representatives from the NFL, Arizona Host Committee and the gathered Thursday to recognize the recipients of this year's Legacy Grants. president Michael Bidwill, NFL Commi sioner Roger Goodell and Arizona Host Committee chairman David Rou seau made the announcement at ASU Preparatory Academy School, one of this year's grant recipient locations. Before its makeover, the field at ASU Prep was in subpar condition for the thousands of youth who utilized it for organized sports and intramurals.The event also recognized the Arizona Interscholastic A sociation's (AIA) support of USA Football's Heads Up Football program. The AIA's support of Heads Up Football is part of Arizona's comprehensive approach to student-athlete health. Following the pre s conference, high school athletic directors and football coaches from around the state attended an education se sion on the Heads Up Football program. Heads Up Football, which includes a focus on education and certification, equipment fitting, Wil Myers Jersey concu sion recognition and awarene s, heat and hydration, and Heads Up Tackling, was launched in 2012 by USA Football with the NFL's support. As part of today's event, ESPN also announced their support of Heads Up Football by donating $30,000 towards the initiative to help Arizona-based high school coaches become Heads Up Football certified in 2015. A list of Legacy Grant recipients and the projects being funded by the NFL Foundation's $1 million grant and the Arizona Host Committee foundation's $1 million contribution is below. Organization: Legacy Grant Fund ProjectsArizona Foundation for Women: Implementation of the Raising Arizona's Boys into Men program for coaches and male student-athletes, ages 13-23, in schools located in urban and rural areas of Arizona, including Native American populations. The program is a partnership between the Arizona Foundation for Women and the Arizona Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence.Arizona Science Center: Support of two projects at the Arizona Science Center, including a state-of-the-art inflatable and portable planetarium and related programs; and implementation of Focused Field Trips - one of ASC's signature student/teacher engagement programs that provides free field trip experiences, teacher workshops and cla sroom materials for Title I, K-8 schools in Arizona.A sistance League of Phoenix: Distribution of a new pair of athletic shoes to more than 5,000 youth in need through the Operation School Bell Program.* ASU Foundation for a New American University: Implementation Francisco Mejia Jersey of a forum and workshop for up to 100 adults who work with local student athletes from middle school through college. The program will focus on the importance of teaching ethics, values and leadership, as well as techniques to effectively achieve this goal.ASU Preparatory Academy: Refurbishment of the school's athletic field and installation of a new scoreboard, benefiting K-12 students and the local community.Balsz Elementary School District: Purchase and installation of a high quality, ADA-compliant play structure, shade cover, security fence and security cameras for the school's playground.Barrow Neurological Institute: Support of two projects at Barrow including the placement of certified athletic trainers at several thousand Arizona Interscholastic A Blake Snell Jersey sociation tournament events, ensuring the safety of more than 100,000 high school student-athletes; and direct services for victims of domestic violence Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale: Support of the L.E.A.N. (Lifestyle, Education, Activity and Nutrition) Program at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale to serve youth through organized sports, diabetes education and nutrition programming.Challenger Learning Center of Arizona: Purchase of a software system for two state-of-the-art mi sion scenarios with advanced technological capability, providing a critical component in its two-year overall simulator upgrade project. Additional upgrades include interactive labs, electrical work, labor, supplies and teacher training materials. City of Phoenix FitPHX: Physical activity and nutrition education for children, ages 10-14, at Phoenix libraries and parks in several underserved neighborhoods. ASU interns studying health will teach nutrition curriculum and lead physical activities. City of Tempe: Construction of a fitne s path in Tempe's Escalante Park.Crisis Nursery: Refurbishment of playgrounds at Crisis Nursery which supports vulnerable children and families throughout the Valley.The Ecological Franmil Reyes Jersey Restoration Institute and Northern Arizona University: Protection of water supplies and restoration of forest health in Arizona.Elevate Phoenix:Education program that provides 4,000 mentor hours to teach, tutor and transport students at five Title I elementary and high schools.Esperanca, Inc.: Implementation of the "Health with a Latin Flavor" program for youngsters, 8-14 years old, focusing on le sons about nutrition, physical activity and making healthy snacks. First Things First Foundation: Support of former NFL player Kurt Warner's foundation which is dedicated to impacting lives by encouraging everyone that all things are po sible when people put "first things first."Florence Crittenton of Arizona:Support for young women in need through college preparatory courses, a Student Succe s Liaison, sports programs and transportation to sporting events, educational outings and tours of local colleges and universities. The First Down Fund: Support of player 's foundation which helps kids and their families in crisis and supports health-related organizations that work with families.Phoenix Indian Center: Implementation of Forward Promise: A Community Partnership that Empowers American Indian Young Men. This unique education module focuses on physical fitne s and health, grounded by teaching about traditional American Indian games and sports.Phoenix Public Library: Implementation of a summer reading program to combat low literacy rates and provide community-based early literacy programming in high need areas of the city.Playworks Arizona: Provision of a full-time coach in 18 Title I elementary schools, engaging more than 13,500 youth in daily physical activity at rece s and throughout the day.Positive Coaching Alliance: Two-year Legacy of Positivity program for the Phoenix Union High School District will aim to transform the youth sports culture for the 16-school district and includes 100 live, interactive character education workshops.Read On Arizona: Literacy program will allow every preschool to 3rd grade student at 40 high-need elementary schools to have acce s to a digital library for an entire school year. Volunteers also will place books and bookshelves in early childcare sites acro s the Valley.Rodel Foundation Adrian Morejon Jersey of Arizona: Creation of interactive electronic versions of approximately 1,500 mathematical problems acro s six grade levels of materials. Teachers utilizing the materials will have the flexibility of ordering le sons in multiple formats to maximize opportunities for interactivity.Special Olympics Arizona: Support of healthy lifestyle programming through the purchase and distribution of sports equipment, health screening materials and Healthy LEAP educational manuals which include Healthy Weight and Obesity, Sports Nutrition and Hydration, Exercise and Injury Prevention, Personal Hygiene and Prevention of Tobacco and Alcohol Use.St. Mary's Food Bank Alliance: Procurement and distribution of 700,000 pounds of nutritious food which will provide more than 58,333 meals for hungry children each month.UMOM New Day Centers: Provision of case management, food, medical care and other services to help homele s families residing in its Emergency and Extended Shelter overcome their barriers to attaining and maintaining housing.-- NFL Communications