Today, Ben announced the sixth and seventh grants of the 2016 season from The Ben Roethlisberger Foundation at The Giving Back Fund.

pumpkinpuppyThe Foundation will be distributing grants to the Caroline County Sheriff’s Office and Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal, all in the Baltimore area where the Steelers play the Ravens on Sunday, November 6th.

During the 2016 NFL season, The Ben Roethlisberger Foundation is distributing grants to K-9 units of police and fire departments in the cities and surrounding communities of each regular season away game for the Steelers. The Foundation will also distribute several grants to the Pittsburgh area. The Ben Roethlisberger Foundation invited police and fire departments across the country to submit proposals detailing their needs.

“We are exceptionally grateful to The Ben Roethlisberger Foundation for selecting the Caroline County Sheriff’s Office for this most gracious grant. The funds will be used to launch a much needed bloodhound unit at the Sheriff’s Office and thereby greatly enhance our search, rescue and tracking capabilities. A bloodhound unit has been a goal of the Sheriff’s Office for several years and this grant will finally bring it to fruition.” — Caroline County Sheriff Randy Bounds.



The Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal will use their funds to outfit each K-9 handler’s vehicle – a total of five vehicles – with a Pro-Gard Safestop System.

“The Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal is extremely appreciative of the Ben Roethlisberger Foundation Grant Program. The $2,000 being received through this grant process will provide necessary Safestop Vehicle Anti-theft Systems for our K-9 Team vehicles. A K-9 vehicle must remain operating to allow for climate control inside the vehicle for the safety of the Accelerant and Bomb detection dogs.” — Maryland State Fire Marshal Brian S. Geraci.



Hey fans!

You can support future K-9 grants by joining Ben’s crowdfunding campaign on https://pledgeit.org/big-ben. Big Ben is pledging $1,000 per touchdown this season to his foundation. Supporters can increase the impact by pledging to donate any amount per touchdown.


For more information about the Ben Roethlisberger Foundation or The Giving Back Fund, please contact Charisse Browner or visit Ben’s foundation page or go to www.givingback.org.