The County of Hennepin is accepting applications for its Youth Sports Equipment Grants to increase capacity for number of youths served, improve playability, provide enhanced training, and promote stronger relationships between local government units and youth sports associations.
Donor Name: County of Hennepin
State: Minnesota
County: Hennepin County (MN)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/17/2023
Size of the Grant: up to $10,000
Details:
Hennepin County Youth Activities Grants is a program focused on increasing youth access to activities by providing grant opportunities for Local Government Units (LGUs) within Hennepin County. The program has three grant initiatives:
- Water safety: grants support free and reduced cost swim lessons as well as lifeguard services.
- Sports: grants available for sports equipment, playgrounds, and sports facilities.
- Arts: funding for creative and musical youth activities.
Grant funds are meant to be the last funds for a project; therefore, funding is not meant to be used for fundraising purposes or as seed money for new projects. Funds can be granted for up to the full amount of the equipment. The awards are paid as reimbursement to the local government unit after the equipment has been purchased and a reimbursement request showing payment has been submitted.
Funding Information
A total of $125,000 has been made available for this fall 2023 equipment grant cycle. Grants up to $10,000 are available.
Eligible Sports Equipment
Eligible youth sports equipment may include, but is not limited to:
- Goals and nets
- Pitching machines
- Field maintenance equipment for the purpose of supporting playability and game readiness
- Backboards
- Blocking sleds and dummies
- Gymnastics and tumbling equipment
- Volleyball standards
- Track and field equipment
- Balls (basketballs, softballs, soccer and futsal balls, baseballs, volleyballs, etc)
- Bats, rackets, hockey sticks, lacrosse sticks
- Ice skates, skating aides
- Helmets and safety equipment that may be sanitized and used by multiple players
- Adaptive sports equipment
- Wrestling mats
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for the Grant:
- Applicants must be Local Government Units (LGUs).
- LGUs are defined as governmental entities. For the purposes of this grant, eligible LGUs are cities, public school districts, park districts, and watershed districts located in or operating within Hennepin County.
- Charter schools, community education or other school departments, and community-based organizations must enlist a LGU to submit an application.
- School departments, community education programs, and other subsidiaries of school districts are not partners for the purposes of this grant program and would be considered part of the school district.
- The majority of youth served by the proposed project should reside within Hennepin County
- Equipment must be used for youth sports activities and used by athletes primarily aged 18 years or younger.
- Sports Equipment is defined as equipment used for physical sport by athletes during practice and/or active gameplay OR equipment necessary to train, practice or participate in sports. Must be re-usable (excludes any equipment that would be assigned AND kept by individual athletes.
For more information, visit County of Hennepin.
