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Community Grant Rules
The Community Grant program is open to organizations that meet either of the following requirements:
- Non-profit OR tax-exempt youth sports teams or organization: Youth sports organizations that field an athletic team for competition and have a roster are considered eligible for this grant. Sports organizations that charge for training services or tutoring services are not considered eligible; or
- Recreational Departments: Recreation departments are considered eligible. Recreational departments must provide sport programs/leagues to the town in which they serve. These departments must be recognized as the official Recreation Department for a city, town or county; or
- K-12 School Athletic Teams: K-12 school athletic teams which are directly affiliated with a school; or
- Clubs or organizations sanctioned by official Responsible Sports partner organizations. The Responsible Sports partner organizations are: Amateur Softball Association of America (ASA) Softball, American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO), Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA), US Youth Soccer (USYSA), USA Hockey (USAH), USA Volleyball (USAV), USA Water Polo (USAWP), USA Wrestling (USAW). Sanctioned status is subject to verification by Liberty Mutual Insurance Responsible Sport youth sport partners and must be current (registered and valid in the current year); or
- Clubs or organizations sanctioned by an official USOC National Governing Body. Sanctioned status is subject to verification and must be current (registered and valid in current year).
Eligible organizations must also:
- Operate in one of the 50 states of the United States or the District of Columbia and must have business operations in the United States at the time of the award. Organizations from US Territories and countries outside of the United States are not eligible for this program; and
- Organizations must serve the community at large and must be open to the general public, without bias, prejudice or discrimination regarding participation.
- Allocate winning grant monies to the youth (under 18 years of age) portion of the organization (i.e. Youth Department of a Recreational Department, Youth Department of a Club etc.)
The Community Grant program is NOT open to:
- Adult sports organizations serving 18 year olds and over participants; or
- Past winners of a Liberty Mutual Insurance Responsible Sports Community Grant program; this includes organizations or sports teams from the same school; or
- For profit organizations or organizations that charge for training services (e.g. a dance studio, a fitness gym/studio, performance centers, training gyms, or a pitching camp) or tutoring services; or
- Sports camps (e.g. summer camps or weekly camps).
- The national youth sport governing offices of ASA Softball (ASA), American Youth Soccer Association (AYSO), Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA), US Youth Soccer (USYSA), USA Hockey (USAH), USA Volleyball (USAV), USA Water Polo (USAWP) and USA Wrestling (USAW), and their immediate family members, are not eligible.
Liberty Mutual Insurance reserves the right in its sole and absolute discretion to exclude any organization deemed to be private, outside of the above established requirements and/or contrary to the goals of the Responsible Sports program. All grants applications are subject to verification. All decisions regarding eligibility are final.
Organization Registration
Registration is open during Community Grant periods only. Once your organization is registered, you do not have to register again with Responsible Sports.
If you are trying to register your organization and find that your organization is already registered, please contact the person within your organization that originally registered your team or contact the Responsible Sports Team.
By participating in the program, both organizations and individuals agree to verification of all information provided during registration and certification as well as any and all selection documentation.
When you register your organization, please make sure to:
• Clearly state your team name (e.g. New Canaan Rams Football); and
• Fill out all required registration fields to the best of your knowledge.
Once you submit your registration, please allow up to five (5) business days for review and approval. We review all information submitted to determine eligibility for the Community Grant program.
Organization Certification Points
When a parent or coach completes a Responsible Sports Parent or Coach Quiz, the parent or coach will provide a certification point to the respective organization. A certification point can be completed anytime throughout the year, however crediting a certification point to a team or organization can only be done during the open grant period for Spring (March 1, 2013 - May 31, 2013) or Fall (Sept 1, 2013 - Nov 30, 2013 ).
The top five organizations in each division that obtain the greatest number of valid certification points will earn a Community Grant. A certification point is considered valid if the email address used to complete the quiz is verified by the user and associated with only one real person.
Verifying an Email Address
After an individual completes a quiz, a verification email is sent to the email address provided. The participant must log into their email client (Gmail, Yahoo, AOL etc.) and click on the verification link within their email to verify their email address.
If you have not received a verification email, please check your Junk/Spam folder.
Make sure to add team@responsiblesports.com to your contact list in order to receive communication from Responsible Sports.
If an email address is not verified, a quiz is not credited to the organization's point count.
Community Grant Distribution/Grant Amount
Liberty Mutual Insurance will award up to fifteen (15) Community Grants each period. The division of these grants will be:
• Large organizations (100+ players) compete for one of five (5) $2,500 grants
• Small organizations (under 100 players) compete for one of five (5) $2,500 grants
• School/educational organizations (school athletic programs) compete for one of five (5) $2,500 grants
Liberty Mutual Insurance reserves the right, in its sole discretion, not to award any or all Grants if organizations are deemed to be ineligible. In addition, Liberty Mutual Insurance reserves the right to discontinue this program at any time without prior notification. Grant monies must be used for expenses related to the winning youth sports organizations. Checks will be made out to the winning organizations and require organizations to file a W9 with Liberty Mutual Insurance.
Eligibly to take Quiz and Credit to organization
Individuals must be 18 years or older in order to take a Responsible Sports Parent or Coach Quiz. No students or youth sports participants may take a quiz and credit to an organization.
Students or team players under the age of 18 can help promote their team's grant efforts but cannot complete a Quiz. Liberty Mutual Insurance, at its sole and absolute discretion, reserves the right to exclude any credits deemed to be from individuals under 18.
Any organization found to be promoting or encouraging students or youth athletes under the age of 18 to participate in the program in violation of the Rules of the program will be immediately disqualified from the Grant competition.
Individuals participating must be a legal resident of one of the 50 states of the United States or the District of Columbia and must be residing in the United States at the time of the award. State selection is required at the time of registration and is subject to verification.
Individuals may complete only one (1) quiz (either Responsible Sport Parenting or Responsible Coaching) and credit it to one (1) youth sports organization during a given Grant period. An individual cannot take both the Responsible Coaching Quiz and the Responsible Parent Quiz. Only one email address can be associated to one Quiz. Individuals may not credit multiple organizations. Liberty Mutual Insurance, at its sole and absolute discretion, will disqualify any Quizzes and certification points deemed to be duplicative.
Each individual Quiz must represent a real individual. Individuals completing a Quiz may not use a disposable or temporary email address.
An organization and their directors may not complete a Quiz on behalf of other members or utilize an individuals’ email address from a Roster. Should an organization engage in such activity, they will be immediately disqualified, regardless of the number of Quizzes in question or the number of total certification points accrued.
Gaming Policy
Liberty Mutual Insurance strictly enforces a no gaming policy. Liberty Mutual Insurance reserves the right, at its sole and absolute discretion, to exclude any organization who is deemed to have certifications that represent gaming of any kind. This includes disposable email addresses, multiple entries, or false email addresses. Should gaming be found within an organization’s credited certifications points, the organization will be immediately removed from the program and not be allowed to participate in the current Grant period. All decisions are at Liberty Mutual Insurance’s sole and absolute discretion and are not subject to review by the organization or any individual.
Communication from Responsible Sports
Individuals who participate in the program acknowledge that they may receive information from Liberty Mutual Insurance regarding the Community Grant program as well as other Responsible Sports content and information about Liberty Mutual Insurance’s products and services.
Winner Selection
Winners will be notified via email. Failure to respond to email communications within established time periods may result in disqualification. Organization recipients agree that their names, likeness and personal statements may be used in winner announcements and in Liberty Mutual Insurance press releases and other promotional materials.
