USA Track & Field Foundation announces 22 Youth Club Grant Recipients

PITTSBURGH – The USA Track & Field Foundation Chairman Bob Greifeld and CEO Tom Jackovic announced today it has awarded 22 Youth Club 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 and facility rental.

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.
 
“We are excited to support these clubs and their young athletes. The future of the sport depends on youth participation, and we hope these grants help encourage it,” stated USATF Foundation Director Katherine Greifeld.
 
A total of $31,500 in grants have been awarded to the following youth clubs:
 

Baltimore City White Knight Track Club	Baltimore	Maryland	$2,000.00
Brockton Track Club	West Bridgewater	Massachusetts	$1,500.00
Chicago Roosevelt Roughriders	Chicago	Illinois	$1,500.00
Community Middle School Running Club	Bound Brook	New Jersey	$1,000.00
DC Select Track and Field Club	Hyattsville	Maryland	$1,500.00
Future Track Club	Geismar	Louisiana	$1,500.00
Girls on the Run of Kent and Muskegon Counties	Kentwood	Michigan	$1,500.00
House of Speed	Bowie	Maryland	$1,500.00
Kaimuki Christian School	Honolulu	Hawaii	$1,000.00
Las Vegas Elite Runners	Henderson	Nevada	$1,500.00
Lightning Spikes Track Club	Lawrenceville	Georgia	$1,500.00
National Scholastic Athletics Foundation, Inc. (NSAF)	Santee	California	$1,500.00
Prospect Park Youth Running Club	Brooklyn	New York	$1,500.00
Pure Acceleration Track and Field	Hopatcong	New Jersey	$1,500.00
Rickards Middle School	Oakland Park	Florida	$500.00
Roundabout Runners Club	Malta	New York	$1,500.00
Southern California Association Youth Track and Field	Duarte	California	$1,500.00
Throwing Zone Athletics Club Florida	Gainesville	Florida	$1,500.00
Urban F.I.R.E. Athletic Club	Buffalo	New York	$1,500.00
Warriors Athletic Club Inc	Lansing	Illinois	$1,500.00
Woodside Wildebeests Youth Track	Woodside	California	$1,500.00
Youth Enrichment Services (YES)	Boston	Massachusetts	$1,500.00

 
The USA Track & Field Foundation provides a means to attract and guide funds to new and innovative track & field programs with an emphasis on providing opportunities for youth and emerging elite athletes. The Foundation depends upon donations from its Board of Directors, major gifts and from generous fans of track & field.
 
Elite athletes are supported by the Foundation via monetary grants and participation in Run With US! (www.runwithus.org). Youth athletes are supported via monetary grants to youth clubs.
 
For more information, or to contribute to the USA Track & Field Foundation, visit www.usatffoundation.org or contact Tom Jackovic at (412) 398-2484 or tjackovic@usatffoundation.org.