Laureus USA is pleased to announce a $4,000,000 funding opportunity for sports-based youth development organizations operating in the state of Illinois.
Donor Name: Laureus USA
State: Illinois
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 09/19/2022
Grant Size: $50,000 or $100,000
Details:
This program is funded by the American Recue Plan Act through Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority’s (ICJIA).
Laureus USA funds non-profit sport-based youth development organizations that intentionally address a particular and relevant social issue facing youth, while increasing physical activity and enhancing social-emotional development. This grant opportunity will focus on organizations creating impact in the following two ways:
- Organizations working on violence prevention and intervention services/ focused on creating access to safe spaces, building protective factors for youth through positive relationships, and developing transferrable life skills/competencies
- Organizations with expertise in providing training and technical assistance (TA) on sports-based youth development program quality, healing-centered coaching/programming, and/or restorative justice practices and implementation
Funding Information
- Direct Service Organizations
- Direct Service Organizations can apply for $50,000, $100,000, or $200,000 to support specific projects or programs that their organization delivers. They expect the vast majority of these grants to be made at the $100,000 level.
- These grants are distributed through monthly reimbursement (rather than a single grant payment). Reimbursement should be expected 2-4 weeks after expenses are submitted. The entire grant budget must be spent between October 1st, 2022 and June 30th, 2023. Any funds that are not spent will be reallocated or returned to ICJIA.
- While organizational budget is only one indicator of readiness, their general recommendation is for organizations to follow the guidance below.
- Organizational Budget <$200,000 – Apply for $50,000 funding
- Organizational Budget $200,000 – $1,500,000 – Apply for $100,000 funding
- Organizational Budget >$1,500,000 — Apply for $100,000 or $200,000 funding (understanding that $200,000 will be much more competitive due to fewer grants)
- Training Organizations
- Training organizations can apply for $50,000 or $100,000 to support specific training projects or programs.
- These grants are distributed through monthly reimbursement (rather than a single grant payment). Reimbursement should be expected 2-4 weeks after expenses are submitted. The entire grant budget must be spent between October 1st, 2022 and June 30th, 2023. Any funds that are not spent will be reallocated or returned to ICJIA.
Eligibility Criteria
Organizations must meet the following criteria to be considered for funding:
- Provide direct-service sports programming for youth or provide training or TA to organizations as described above
- Have an active 501(c)3 status and EIN #
- Operate in, serving youth from, or planning to serve youth from within the state of Illinois
- Have a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) or Unique Entity ID (UEI) number
- Be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM)
They do not fund:
- Organizations that do not emphasize positive youth development through their programming
- Other foundations or intermediaries that do not provide direct sports-based youth development programming or training
- Pay to play organizations such as for-profit youth sports leagues
- Projects focused on training for elite-level athletic achievement
- Government Agencies (Including Parks, Schools and/or scholastic sports league
For more information, visit Laureus USA.
