05 Jun USA Track & Field Foundation announces 29 Youth Club Grant recipients
INDIANAPOLIS – The USA Track & Field Foundation Chairman Bob Greifeld and Executive Director Tom Jackovic announced today it has awarded 29 youth grants to track & field clubs throughout the country. The grants assist young male and female athletes with expenses such as travel to meets, equipment, uniforms, awards and facility rental.
“The USATF Foundation prides itself on giving kids an opportunity to compete in track & field. These youth grants help us accomplish that mission,” stated Jackovic.
The Foundation encourages youth track clubs and programs from all areas of the United States to apply for financial assistance. The Foundation favors the use of grant money to expand existing youth programs/clubs, to provide additional competitive opportunities for children and to enhance the experience for all participants. Preference is given to clubs that are based in low-income areas. It also favors programs that have a history of solid financial management, multiple funding sources and community support. Allowable expenses include equipment, uniforms, meet fees, travel, facility rental, and outreach.
A total of $46,400 in grants have been approved to the following youth clubs:
| A PLUS Youth Program | WA | $1,000 |
| Allegiance Athletic Club | OR | $1,500 |
| Ann Arbor Youth TC | MI | $2,000 |
| Barton Hills Elementary Running Club | TX | $1,500 |
| Chicago Area Runners Association | IL | $3,000 |
| Garden State Track Club | NJ | $2,000 |
| Girls on the Run of Lancaster | PA | $2,000 |
| Grace Beauty Speed Organization | MD | $1,500 |
| Kats for a Cure Track Club | IN | $1,500 |
| Lancaster City Track Club | PA | $1,500 |
| Landsharks Running Club | CO | $1,500 |
| Lightning Spikes Track Club | GA | $2,000 |
| Manchester Track | GA | $1,500 |
| Park Flyers T&F Club | MN | $2,000 |
| Patriot Decathlon Club | UT | $500 |
| Perdue Athletics Track Club | NJ | $1,500 |
| Princeton Athletic Club | NJ | $1,500 |
| Raising the Bar Athletics | CA | $600 |
| Revelation Peak Performance | NC | $1,500 |
| RunVermont | VT | $1,500 |
| Saints Track Club | IL | $1,500 |
| Schenley Heights Comm Dev Program | PA | $1,500 |
| Southern Minnesota Vault Club | MN | $1,500 |
| St. Bruno Catholic School | IL | $1,100 |
| TeamRogue | TX | $3,000 |
| UrbanLife | CA | $2,600 |
| USA Wings Track Club | CA | $1,500 |
| Virgil Simpson Road Runners | NC | $1,500 |
| West T&F | FL | $600 |