The U.S. Soccer Foundation has put together a few questions we see each year regarding our Annual Grants Program. Please reference the information below to help prepare for the start of the 2013 Annual Grants cycle
For general grant information please see the information on this page. For questions on specific grant types please follow the links below:
Field Building and Field Enhancement Grant FAQs
Program Grant FAQs
In addition to the information provided, we encourage you to review transcripts of three Grant Q&A calls that the Foundation held with our Corporate Partners (Musco, Hunter, Eurosport, FieldTurf, CHA and Sport Court) for the 2012 Annual Grants cycle. To view the transcripts, please click here.
What types of grants does the U.S. Soccer Foundation award?
Program Grants - Awarded to organizations in need of uniforms, goals, and training equipment, and support for operational and program costs. Organizations receive up to $50,000 per award.
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All equipment is provided by Eurosport. Equipment includes shoes, shin guards, uniforms, traveling goals, balls, cones, etc.
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Soccer goals are provided by PEVO.
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General program and operational costs include transportation and travel (excludes expenses for professional games), facility rental, training, evaluation, staff/coach stipends.
Field Enhancement Grants - Awarded to assist organizations with every stage of the field-building process, including irrigation, sports lighting and modular surfaces (Sport Court). Organizations receive up to $65,000 per award.
Synthetic Field Building Grants - Awarded to organizations interested in installing FieldTurf, a synthetic turf surface, in areas that lack safe places to play. Organizations receive up to $200,000 per award.
Planning Grants - Awarded to help organizations develop a full-scale concept plan for executing a field-building project. Organizations receive up to $8,000 per award. Planning Grants are provided by CHA Sports.
What are the requirements to receive a grant?
To be eligible for a Field Building Grant, you must:
- Apply on behalf of a program or project operating in the United States
- Be a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, school, municipality, college or university, or sovereign tribal nation
- Apply as, or on behalf of a field building project
- Own, or have a minimum of a 10 year land lease/land use agreement on the land where the field building project will take place
- If applying for Sports Lighting, you must have written authorization from the community where the field building project is located, authorizing the addition of lights to the field(s)
To be eligible for a Program Grant, you must:
- Apply on behalf of a program or project operating in the United States
- Be a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, school, municipality, college or university, or sovereign tribal nation
- Apply as, or on behalf of a soccer specific program
What is the application process and timeline?
The Annual Grants cycle will open Fall 2012. Applications will only be available online and must be submitted via the U.S. Soccer Foundation's website. The application will not be available to view until the Annual Grants cycle is open.
What are the funding levels for each category of grant?
- All Program Grants: up to $50,000
- Field Enhancement Grants: up to 65,000
- Synthetic Field Building Grants: up to $200,000
- Planning Grants: up to $8,000
The guidelines state that the highest priority will be given to projects in economically disadvantaged populations. Will any grants be awarded to communities outside of this specific focus?
Yes. Anyone can apply for and receive a grant, even if you are not in an urban underserved area. Our focus, however, is on under-resourced areas, so priority will be given to groups who operate in locations with these characteristics.
Can your organization apply for more than one type of grant?
Yes, but you need to submit a separate application for each grant you are applying for.
Are matching funds required?
Matching funds are not required, but it is very rare that we fund 100% of your program, so we want to see that you have additional funding soruces. We will look much more favorably on organizations that show they have additional funders. The last thing we want, is to give a grant to a program and then not see it come to fruition because there is a lack of funding.
Who do I contact for more information?
If you have further questions that are not answered on our website, please contact the U.S. Soccer Foundation by emil: grants@ussoccerfoundation.org
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