The County of Hennepin is seeking applications for its Youth Sports Facility Grants to allow municipalities, park districts, watershed districts and school districts to create, expand or improve athletic and recreational facilities to enhance opportunities for youth participation.
Donor Name: County of Hennepin
State: Minnesota
County: Hennepin County (MN)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/17/2023
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $300,000
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. Grant funding may not be used for programming, operations, or maintenance of any facility.
Funding Information
Grants between $100,000 to $300,000 are available. Grant awards will be paid to grant recipients through a cost-reimbursement contract. The awards are paid as reimbursement after the Local Government Unit (LGU) submits documentation of project activity expenses.
Eligible Facility Projects
Eligible facility projects may include, but are not limited to:
- Baseball and softball fields
- Soccer, football, and lacrosse fields
- Tennis courts
- Hockey rinks
- Skate parks
- Gymnasiums
- Synthetic turf
- Adaptive recreation facilities
- Pools and water parks
- Facility upgrades that improve accessibility.
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
- Recreational users should primarily be youth 18 years of age or younger.
For more information, visit County of Hennepin.
