National Youth Sports Strategy Grant Program (NYSS Champion)

National Youth Sports Strategy Grant Program (NYSS Champion) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP). This opportunity supports mission-aligned projects and measurable outcomes.

Become an NYSS Champion | odphp. health. gov ODPHP invites organizations that support the National Youth Sports Strategy (NYSS) to become NYSS Champions.

To learn about this opportunity, find out who can apply, and read about the benefits of becoming an NYSS Champion, check out the NYSS Champions webpage . How the Application Process Works First, you’ll complete and submit the form below . ODPHP will review your application and contact you within 2 weeks.

After reviewing your application, ODPHP will set up a call with you to share information about the partnership initiative, learn more about your organization, and review a partnership agreement and trademark license Have questions or need help with your application? Contact us: sports@hhs. gov .

OMB No. 0990-0281 — Expires 10/31/2026 Point of Contact Information Organization Description ? How does your organization support or plan to support the NYSS vision? ?

Which framework level best represents your organization and its goals? Which 3 opportunities or action items will your organization start or continue to focus on as an NYSS Champion? Make having fun a primary focus of sports programs.

Embrace a sports-for-all mentality and offer programs that are safe, fun, inclusive, developmentally appropriate, and accessible to all youth. Recruit coaches who reflect the demographics of the community. Facilitate and support individuals who wish to become a coach, official, or volunteer, such as by using an online platform to recruit, register, train, and schedule shifts as well as to provide incentives.

Require and provide background checks for coaches, officials, and volunteers. Require and provide access to training or certification programs for coaches, officials, and volunteers. Provide adequate equipment, training, and other necessary resources to adapt or modify sports activities to meet the needs of youth of all abilities.

Develop partnerships across a variety of sectors, including business, community recreation, education, faith-based, government, health care, media, public health, sports, and technology. Partner with academic institutions or public health organizations to evaluate programs. Include information about sports programs in hospital community needs assessments.

Implement the principles of the American Development Model within youth sports programs. Incorporate elements of positive youth development in youth sports programs. Promote physical literacy (the ability, confidence, and desire to be physically active for life) as a foundation for sports programs.

Encourage sport sampling (playing more than one sport throughout the year). Structure practices and games to provide all participants with more time engaged in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity to meet the Physical Activity Guidelines. Establish and enforce appropriate safety practices and protocols to reduce the risk of injury, and ensure that appropriate safety equipment is accessible and used correctly.

Consider the location of sports programs and transportation options to ensure safe and inclusive access. Which 3 opportunities or action items will your organization start or continue to focus on as an NYSS Champion? Ensure that safe play spaces are easily accessible for all youth.

Promote the benefits of and access to sports opportunities to youth and their families. Promote and encourage partnerships across a variety of sectors, including business, community recreation, education, faith-based, government, health care, media, public health, sports, and technology. Collaborate with academic institutions or public health organizations to evaluate programs.

Partner with national or local volunteer organizations (such as the Corporation for National and Community Service) to recruit coaches, officials, and volunteers to support youth sports programs. Develop shared use agreements to increase access to sports facilities at schools and within the community.

Locate sports facilities in areas that are safe and accessible via multiple transportation options, including walking, biking, and public transportation. Which 3 opportunities or action items will your organization start or continue to focus on as an NYSS Champion? Support an entity with the responsibility to organize and coordinate efforts within and across sectors to foster and expand youth sports participation.

Support policies that facilitate access to youth sports and facilities (e.g., shared use agreements, Complete Streets, master development plans, Safe Routes to School). Seek out and support public- and private-sector partnerships. Promote collaboration across all levels, including neighborhoods, communities, tribal areas, cities, and states, to increase and expand youth sports participation.

Disseminate messaging, through a variety of platforms, about the benefits of youth sports and availability of opportunities to play sports. Coordinate data collection by standardizing questions so that data can be compared across Federal, state, and/or local levels. The NYSS highlights populations with lower levels of physical activity and youth sports participation.

Does your organization focus on a specific population? Racial and ethnic minorities Youth from households of low socioeconomic status Youth living in rural areas (Fill in the fields that apply to your organization. Leave all others blank.)

Number of youth your organization serves directly each year Amount of money your organization provides as charitable support each year ? (Include the value of both cash and in-kind donations, like equipment or space.) Number of volunteer hours your organization provides in support of youth sports each year Which U.S. states, territories, or jurisdictions does your organization serve?

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