 For release: January 31, 2014
Contact:
Steve Olson, Program Director:
763-785-3639
Mark
Erickson, Program Manager: 763-785-5662
Meg Knodl,
Public Affairs: 612-348-3735
News release
Media advisory
The
2014 Hennepin County Youth Sports spring equipment grant cycle is now open,
with $125,000 available. The application deadline is Monday, March 10, at 4:00
p.m. Consider applying if your organization needs things like field maintenance
equipment, nets or backboards.
Hennepin County
has operated the Hennepin Youth
Sports Program since 2009, awarding up to $2 million annually in grants to build, repair, renovate or expand youth sports facilities in the
county. Since 2011, $250,000 has been set aside each year for equipment grants relating to youth and amateur sports activities in the
county.
The
equipment grants are awarded in two rounds ($125,000 in both fall and spring)
and are based on the following criteria:
- Partnerships between
youth sports organizations and local government units
- Number of youth served
and their population characteristics
- Ratio of matching funds
to the amount requested
- Achieving a mix of
various sports and recreational activities, distributed to communities
throughout Hennepin County
A
youth sports organization must have the endorsement of a local government unit,
such as a city, school district or park district. The local government unit
pledges to act as a fiscal agent for the grant and agrees to ensure the grant
is used for its intended purpose.
Grants are for up
to $10,000 for the following types of equipment:
- Field maintenance
- Pitching machines
- Goals
- Backboards
- Sleds and dummies
- Playground equipment
Please
note, grants will not be awarded for the purchase of uniforms, scrimmage vests,
helmets or other personal equipment of participants. For more information,
visit www.hennepin.us/youthsports
or the Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission’s grant program page.
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