The following are the ’97 recipients of grants and amounts approved from the U.S. Soccer Foundation, as approved at its April 5 board of directors meeting.
| Organization | Grant Amount |
| U.S. Soccer (Project 40) | $300,000 |
| U.S. Amateur Association Festival | $220,000 |
| Calif. Youth Soccer Assoc.-South | $115,000 |
| Framingham (Mass.) United SC | $100,000 |
| No. Cheyenne (Wy.) Community Park | $100,000 |
| Madison Area (Wisc.) YSA | $75,000 |
| Metropolitan Dade (Fla.) Park & Rec. | $75,000 |
| Central Virginia Soccer Assoc. | $75,000 |
| Otero County (N.M.) YSL | $75,000 |
| Hampton Roads (Va.) Soccer Council | $60,000 |
| Racine (Wisc.) Area SA | $60,000 |
| Eagle Union (Ind.) YSA | $50,000 |
| Edwardsville (Ill.) Area SC | $50,000 |
| Lehigh County (Pa.) Sports Fields Assoc. | $50,000 |
| Midlothian (Va.) Youth Soccer Foundation | $50,000 |
| Portland (Ore.) Parks & Rec. | $50,000 |
| Taos (N.M.) Area YSL | $50,000 |
| U.S. Soccer (Open Cup) | $50,000 |
| Illinois YSA | $40,000 |
| Ramblewood (N.C.) Soccer | $35,000 |
| Albany Berkeley (Calif.) SC | $25,000 |
| American Youth Soccer Organization | $25,000 |
| Birmingham (Ala.) Urban Soccer for Youth | $25,000 |
| Cedar Parks (Iowa) Parks & Rec. | $25,000 |
| Dallas (Texas) Park & Rec. | $25,000 |
| Woonsocket (R.I.) | $25,000 |
| LaGrange (N.Y.) SC | $25,000 |
| Millard Star (Neb.) Soccer Assoc. | $25,000 |
| Richmond (Va.) Strikers SC | $25,000 |
| Three Village SC (N.Y.) | $25,000 |
| Coventry (Conn.) | $25,000 |
| Montrose SC (Colo.) | $24,500 |
| FC Royals (Wash.) | $23,500 |
| Kern County (Calif.) Soccer Foundation | $20,000 |
| Thompson (Conn.) | $15,000 |
| Tennessee State Soccer Assoc. | $10,000 |
| TOTAL | $2,048,000 |