Applications are now being accepted for the Youth Team Sports Funding.
Donor Name: Lewis County
State: New York
County: Lewis County (NY)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/20/2024
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Youth team sports funding must be awarded to local community-based organizations and nonprofits.
Project Period
October 1, 2024- September 30, 2025.
Eligibility Criteria
Programs eligible for funding must meet the criteria below:

Provide team sports activities for youth under age 18 in under-resourced communities.
Serve youth in New York State.
Have a child protection policy in place that includes adherence to local city, agency, school district, and state child protection guidelines.
Collect registration data, including participant demographic information, as required by OCFS in a manner that allows for accurate reporting of anonymized aggregate data.
For funding purposes “team sport” is defined as organized physical activity in which groups of two or more individuals compete with two or more opposing individuals.

Line-item budgets should focus on programming costs, including, but not limited to, the following:

Coaches/instructors/direct service staff/mentors (including training/professional development) necessary to support youth’s ability to participate in team sports.
Referee fees.
Purchase of equipment or uniforms.
Capital investment (e.g., swimming facilities, fields, fences, storage, lighting).
Facility/field space cost.
Purchase of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) by local nonprofit or community-based organizations to support the requirements of Chapter 681 of the Laws of 2023, as amended by Chapter 9 of the Laws of 2024.

For more information, visit Lewis County.