FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
01/21/2015
Contact:
Mark Erickson, Program Director:
763-785-5662
Philip
Hussong, Communications: 612-348-3735
News release
The
2015 Hennepin County Youth Sports Spring Equipment grant cycle is now open. Consider
applying for the spring round of the Hennepin County Youth Sports equipment
grants if your organization needs things like field maintenance equipment, nets
or backboards. Applications are due by 4 p.m. on Monday, February 23.
Hennepin
County has operated the Hennepin
Youth Sports Program since 2009, awarding up to $2 million annually in
capital grants to build, repair, renovate or expand youth sports facilities in
the county. Since 2011, $250,000 has been set aside out of the total $2 million
available for capital
equipment grants relating to youth and amateur sports activities in the
county.
The
equipment grants are awarded in two rounds ($125,000 in the fall and spring)
and are based on the following criteria:
- Partnerships
between youth sports organizations and local government units.
- Number
of youths served and their population characteristics.
- Ratio
of matching funds to the amount requested.
To
the extent possible, grants are awarded to a mix of various sports and
recreational activities and distributed to communities throughout Hennepin
County
A
youth sports organization must have a local government unit, such as a city,
school district or park district, apply for the grant. 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 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 the Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission’s grant program page or www.hennepin.us/youthsports.
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