The New Jersey City University soccer facility is getting a face lift.

The NJCU athletics department and the New York Red Bulls have reached a facility usage partnership that has upgraded the school's natural grass soccer field to professionally-approved standards, allowing professional soccer teams to use the facility in the future.

The project, which is still ongoing, began its initial stages in June with the regrading, aeration, and reseeding of the training ground at the Thomas M. Gerrity Athletic Complex.

The New Jersey City athletics department and the New York Red Bulls have reached a facility usage partnership that has converted the university's natural grass soccer field to professionally-approved standards so that NJCU and professional soccer teams can utilize the facility in the future.

The project will eventually include overall maintenance of the facility, which is located next to the Society Hill Waterfront along the banks of Newark Bay.

The Red Bulls and NJCU will work together on scheduling training sessions by both domestic and international professional soccer teams at the newly transformed facility.

"We are excited about this partnership with the New York Red Bulls and one that we hope continues to grow and flourish," said NJCU head men's soccer coach Joe Cullen, who helped reach the agreement with the Red Bulls.

"The improvements to the training area in just one month are incredible and will give NJCU one of the finest grass training surfaces in the region," Cullen added. "We are looking forward to the future of this mutually beneficial relationship and will provide a gracious, world-class atmosphere for many national teams and clubs to prepare in a private setting."

With the facility now converted, professional teams have already begun using NJCU's field for training. In fact, the French Guiana men's national team trained on the field July 5 in preparation for its 2017 Gold Cup opening match against Canada that was played July 7 at Red Bull Arena.

The Canadian men's national team also utilized the facility on July 8 following their match the night before.

The facility at NJCU was originally used to host the home games for the university's men's and women's soccer teams. After the 2008 season though, the games were moved to the stadium at Gerrity Complex when the stadium was rededicated.