Youth Sports Grant Program is a grant from All Kids Play that funds families and communities who lack the resources to pay for youth sports participation. The program supports both individual athletes and nonprofit community-based recreational sports organizations in low-income areas. Individual grants can be used for registration fees, equipment, and other associated costs for sports classes, recreational leagues, and travel sports.

Grants are available to qualifying families with children in grades K-12 and are awarded on a need and first-come, first-served basis as funds are available. Eligible organizations include nonprofits, school sports programs, or government-run programs serving low-income communities. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis nationwide across all U.S. states and territories.

Youth Sports Grants - All Kids Play However, we recognize the rising cost of youth sports has left some families and communities behind. All Kids Play provides funding to families and communities who lack the resources to pay for youth sports.

Grants are available to qualifying families with kids in grade K-12 and not-for-profit community-based recreational sports organizations in low income areas on a need and first-come, first served basis as funds are available. Individual grants can be used for registration, equipment and other associated fees for sports classes, recreational leagues, and travel sports.

Please check out our FAQs below for more information on qualification and the process. Apply For An Individual Grant The first step to apply for an individual athlete grant is to fill out this form. We will then contact you with more information.

State* Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Northern Mariana Islands Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah U.S. Virgin Islands Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Armed Forces Americas Armed Forces Europe Armed Forces Pacific Annual Household Income * Number of People in Household * Number of people in household 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12+ Do you qualify for one of the following?

* Free or Reduced Lunch WIC SNAP TANF Foster Care Other Assistance Program I do not qualify for an assistance program Assistance Program Name * Athlete Age * Athlete Age 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Athlete Grade * Athlete Grade Pre-K K 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th Athlete Gender (how the athlete identifies) * Athlete Gender (how the athlete identifies) Female Male Transgender Female Transgender Male Gender Variant / Non-Conforming Not Listed Prefer Not To Answer Athlete Gender Identification Sport * Sport Archery Badminton Baseball Basketball BMX Competitive Dance Competitive Diving Competitive Swimming Cross Country Curling Cycling Dodgeball Equestrian Field Hockey Figure Skating Flag Football Flickerball Golf Gymnastics Handball Ice Hockey Kayaking Lacrosse Martial Arts Mountain Biking Mountaineering Polo Racquetball Rock Climbing Rowing Sailing Skateboarding Skiing Snowboarding Soccer Softball Speed Skating Squash Surfing T-Ball Table Tennis Tennis Track and Field Ultimate Frisbee Volleyball Wakeboarding Water Polo Wrestling Other Sports Program Organization Name: * Sports Organization Contact First Name * Sports Organization Contact Last Name * Sports Organization Contact Phone * Sports Organization Contact Email * Total Length of Program (weeks) * Please enter a number from 1 to 52 .

Apply For An Organization Grant The first step to apply for an organization grant is to fill out this form. We will then contact you to let you know if you are a potential applicant that will move forward in the process, if you don’t qualify, if we can’t fund your grant or if we need more information. Please note, we do not fund travel, elite, or AAU sports or training programs at the organization level.

State / Province / Region Local School District That Serves the Majority of Your Athletes * Sport * Archery Badminton Baseball Basketball BMX Competitive Dance Competitive Diving Competitive Swimming Cross Country Curling Cycling Dodgeball Equestrian Field Hockey Figure Skating Flag Football Flickerball Golf Gymnastics Handball Ice Hockey Kayaking Lacrosse Martial Arts Mountain Biking Mountaineering Polo Racquetball Rock Climbing Rowing Sailing Skateboarding Skiing Snowboarding Soccer Softball Speed Skating Squash Surfing T-Ball Table Tennis Tennis Track and Field Ultimate Frisbee Volleyball Wakeboarding Water Polo Wrestling Other What type of organization runs the sports program?

* Non-profit School Government-Run (i.e. Community Park District) Other What type of sports program is this request for? * Recreational League Recreational Class School Sports Team Travel Team Training Academy Elite Sports Program Other Sports Program Cost Per Athlete: * Total Cost of Grant Request: * Total Length of Program (in weeks) * Please enter a number from 1 to 52 .

Youth Sports Grant Program FAQs What types of grants are available? We provide individual grants to families in need for youth athletes in grades K-12. We also provide organizational grants for non-profit organizations in low income communities that provide community-based recreational level sports for kids in grades K-12 on a case-by-case basis.

For each of these types of grants, we provide full and partial grants, depending on qualification. What are the qualification criteria for an individual grant? We are focused nationally on families that lack sufficient resources to pay for youth sports.

Our qualification criteria include, but are not limited to, following the most recent U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program Estimated State Median Income by Household Size as guidelines to determine qualification for a grant. To qualify for a full grant, you must make less than 60% of the estimated median income by household size for your state.

To qualify for a partial grant (50% of the cost), you must make less than the estimated median income by household size for your state. For more information on income qualification, please visit the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program State Median Income by Household Page or contact us at info@allkidsplay. org to determine if you qualify.

All Kids Play reserves the right to make exceptions to eligibility guidelines for reasonable extenuating circumstances. What are the qualification criteria for an organizational grant?

To qualify for an organizational grant, your organization must be a non-profit organization, school sports program, or government-run program (i.e. community park district) in a low income community that provides community-based recreational level or school sports for kids in grades K-12. We do not fund travel, elite, or AAU sports or training programs at the organizational level.

You must provide proof of budget constraints, and you must operate in an area in which the local school district has a higher percentage of low income students than the state average or the average household income in the community is lower than 60% of the estimated state median income by household size based on the most recent data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.

For more information on income guidelines, please visit the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Low Income Home Energy Assistance ProgramState Median Income by Household Page or contact us at info@allkidsplay. org to determine if your organization qualifies. All Kids Play reserves the right to make exceptions to eligibility guidelines for reasonable extenuating circumstances.

Are there limitations to individual grants? A family may apply up to 4 times per year for each child for recreational sports (capped at $350 per sport per session) or A family may apply 1 time per year for a travel sport and 2 times per year for recreational sports for each child that are different from the travel sport. A family can generally only apply for a grant for one sport at a time per child.

All Kids Play reserves the right to evaluate overlapping grant applications and approve at its discretion, considering many sports seasons have at least some overlap. All Kids Play reserves the right to cap total annual grant distributions to $3500 per child per family. An application is required for each grant and for each child.

Confidential grant applications are addressed on a needs and first-come, first-served basis as funds are available. What can I expect during the grant application process? The first step is to fill out a contact form by clicking on Apply For A Grant.

You will fill out some basic information, and a member of the All Kids Play team will evaluate your initial information and contact you to let you know if we need more information, if your family or organization doesn’t qualify or if we can’t fund your grant at that time.

If the initial evaluation indicates you are a potential candidate for a grant, we will then send you a grant application, which will also include requirements for income verification documents. You will submit the application to our Programs team, and they will review the application. A member of the team will then contact you to let you know the outcome of the review.

If a grant is awarded, our team will make arrangements for payment directly to the organization and any sports equipment will be purchased and shipped directly to you. Due to overwhelming demand for our youth sports grant program, you may or may not receive a response from the All Kids Play team. If I am approved for an individual grant, how does it work?

Once approved for a grant, All Kids Play will pay registration and associated fees directly to the sports organization. If the grant includes equipment, All Kids Play will purchase the equipment and have it shipped directly to you. You will be required to complete a mid-season and post-season survey and submit to All Kids Play so we can learn about your athlete’s experience.

Your coach may also be required to complete a survey about your athlete’s participation. How far in advance do I need to apply for a grant? While we will make every effort to review grants on short notice, we generally require grant applications to be submitted at least 30 days prior to the sport program registration deadline.