Elite Athlete Development Grant
Funding Amount
$3,500 - $5,000
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
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Other requirements
- Post-collegiate track and field athletes
- Must meet minimum performance standards
- Must demonstrate financial need
- Athletes must be USATF eligible
Overview
The USA Track & Field Foundation's Elite Athlete Development Grant Program supports post-collegiate track and field athletes pursuing world-class performances and Olympic representation.
Geographic Scope: United States
Focus Areas:
- Elite track and field athletes across all events
- Athletes pursuing Olympic Games qualification and representation
- Support for athletes in throwing events (via John W. James Endowment)
Eligibility Requirements:
- Post-collegiate track and field athletes
- Must meet minimum performance standards
- Must demonstrate financial need
- Athletes must be USATF eligible
Funding Support:
- Training costs and coaching fees
- Travel to competitions
- Health insurance
- Injury care and prevention
- Olympic qualifier bonus pool available ($50,000 total divided among grantees who qualify for Olympic Games)
Program Features:
- Career counseling and mentoring through Elite Athlete Mentoring Program
- Job placement assistance
- Participation in Run With US! program
- Over 100 athletes supported since program inception
- Many recipients have gone on to compete and medal at Olympic Games, World Championships, Pan American Games
Contact Information:
- Tom Jackovic, Executive Director: (412) 398-2484 or tjackovic@usatffoundation.org
- Address: C/O D.T. Moore & Company, 217 N Lincoln Ave, Salem, OH 44460
- EIN: 37-1433733
What USA Track and Field Foundation Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 4
- Total given
- $151K
- Median grant
- $33K
- Range
- $10K–$75K
- By dollars: Colorado 50%, New York 30%, Massachusetts 13%. Top recipient cities: Boulder, CO; New York, NY; Waltham, MA.
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Team Boss · Boulder, CO
Burgess grant
$75K
The Armory Foundation · New York, NY
Burgess grant
$46K
Tracs · Waltham, MA
Burgess grant
$20K
ZAP Endurance Foundation Inc · Blowing Rock, NC
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$10K
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