To be eligible for the Responsible Sports Community Grant, your organization must be registered with Responsible Sports. You can find out if your organization is registered by searching our database. If you cannot find your youth sports organization, you must alert your administrator to register your youth sports organization to be eligible to earn one of the $2,500 Community Grants.
Once your organization is registered, rally as many members and supporters to participate in the self-paced Responsible Sports Parenting and Responsible Coaching coursework. Then, pass the 10-question Responsible Sport Parenting quiz and Responsible Coaching quiz. Verify your email address to receive your certification and then credit your organization. Each credited certification brings your organization one step closer to earning a $2,500 grant.
Any non-profit youth sports organization or educational athletic program can earn a Responsible Sports Community Grant, but an organization can only receive a grant once.
Twenty youth sport organizations with the most credited certifications will earn a $2,500 Responsible Sports Community Grant to help defray the many costs of running a successful youth sports program. But don't think that just because you are a small organization you cannot earn a grant. Organizations are split into three groups – Large organizations (100+ players), Small organizations (under 100 players) and educational organizations (school athletic programs).
Organizations must be registered non-profit, traditional youth sport organizations or school athletic programs recognized by the governing bodies of their sport(s). Organizations must serve the community at large and must be open to the general public, without bias, prejudice or discrimination regarding participation. Liberty Mutual reserves the right in its sole and absolute discretion to exclude any youth sport organization deemed to be private and/or contrary to the goals of the Responsible Sports program. All grants applications are subject to verification.
Who cannot participate:
- Previous recipients of a Responsible Sports Community Grant
- Adult Sports Organizations (18 years of age and older)
- For-profit Organizations
- Any organization/entity that is exclusive in its membership and participation
Administrators can register their youth sports organization at any time to participate in the Responsible Sports Community Grants. Parents and coaches can also participate in the Responsible Sport Parenting and Coaching coursework at any time; however, certifications can only be credited to organizations during an active grant period. Two community grant periods happen each year.
Did you know? If you became a certified Responsible Sport Parent or Coach during the Fall 2009 grant period, your certification is still valid for the Spring 2010 Community Grant period! Individuals who received their Responsible Sport Parenting or Coaching certification last springl will need to renew by retaking the coursework.
Have more questions? Visit our FAQs page for answers to the more commonly asked questions regarding the Responsible Sports Community Grants.
SEE ALSO:
The Responsible Sports Community Grant Hall of Fame
Take a look at past 100 Community Grant winners and see how the $2,500 was used to improve their youth sports organization.
Community Grant Toolkit
Get your entire organization involved in the race to earn one of the $2,500 Community Grants with this helpful Community Grant Toolkit. Use the sample newsletter copy, press releases or a variety of web banners to spread the word in your organization!
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