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MAC Announces School Grants Through The College Football Playoff Foundation

MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE ANNOUNCES SCHOOL GRANTS THROUGH THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF FOUNDATION

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Mid-American Conference through the College Football Playoff (CFP) Foundation’s Extra Yard For Teachers platform is providing funding for its 12-member institutions to establish community-based programs to continue to build positive relationships within each campus community.

During the 2019-20 academic year, the MAC is providing $60,000 -- $5,000 for each athletic program – for academic initiatives at elementary and/or secondary schools. This is the third year of the MAC’s community program and will become an annual event.

“I am extremely pleased to see the diversity of community programs our athletic programs have partnered for this upcoming season,” said MAC Commissioner, Dr.