 In 2007, Ashoka Changemakers honored Playworks as a winner of its “Sports for a Better World” competition.In 2008, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation announced a $18.7 million grant for Playworks for July 2008 to June 2012 in order to expand to 27 cities by 2012.In 2009, Vialet and Playworks were selected as a member of the Clinton Global Initiative.