The Dutchess County Division of Youth Services administers reimbursable grants for the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (NYS OCFS) is accepting applications for its Youth Team Sports funding.
Donor Name: New York State Office of Children and Family Services
State: New York
County: Dutchess County (NY)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/19/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
For the purposes of this Youth Team Sports (YTS) funding opportunity, a “team sport is defined as an organized physical activity in which groups of two or more individuals compete with two or more opposing individuals.”
Youth Team Sports funding is grounded in the principles of positive youth development. It is intended to provide support to local team sports programs across New York State in communities where such programs may be scarce or under-resourced. YTS has a sole focus on team sports.
Funding Information
Funding is available in reimbursable grant awards from $5,000 to $25,000 for local, community-based organizations and nonprofit youth-serving organizations that provide free team sports opportunities to youth under age 18.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for YTS funding, programs must meet the following criteria:
- Provide free team sports activities for Dutchess County youth under age 18 in under-resourced communities during the program year January 1, 2026—September 30, 2026.
- Demonstrate knowledge of and have staff trained in Positive Youth Development.
- Demonstrate basic competency in the areas of governance, monitoring and evaluation, partnership, and financial stewardship.
- Have a child protection policy in place that includes adherence to local city, agency, school district, and state child protections guidelines.
- Collect registration data, including participant demographic information as required by OCFS in a manner that allows for accurate reporting of anonymized aggregate data.
For more information, visit NYS OCFS.
