Little League Fund for Youth Sports Grant Program

The Little League Fund for Youth Sports Grant Program, established in 2016, supports organizations in Lycoming County dedicated to promoting youth sports activities for children under 16 and individuals with special needs. Grants help enhance participation by reducing barriers like fees and equipment costs. Eligible applicants include 501(c)(3) nonprofits or local government units, while ineligible requests cover annual campaigns, operating expenses, and multi-year funding. This initiative aims to foster healthy living through sports.

The Little League Fund for Youth Sports, created in 2016, benefits Lycoming County organizations that promote youth activity and healthy living through sports. Grants will support youth sports programs that serve children under the age of 16 or people with special needs.
Consideration may also be given for projects that would otherwise take from funds raised for direct participant support.

Eligibility

Nonprofit organizations that are qualified to receive tax-exempt contributions as defined by the IRS – in the vast majority of cases, applicants will be 501(c)(3) organizations, or a unit of local government as described in Section 170(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue CodeNonprofit organizations without 501(c)(3) status may work through another qualified 501(c)(3) organization that is willing to serve as a Fiscal SponsorNonprofit organizations that have programs that promote youth activity and healthy living through sports for children under the age of 16 and people with special needs in Lycoming County

Ineligibility

Ineligible RequestsAnnual campaignsCosts that were or will be incurred prior to the anticipated grant approval dateEndowmentsGeneral operating expensesIneligible: salaries for current staff positions, rent, utilizes, office suppliesEligible: salaries for new staff for new programs or program enhancementsMulti-year funding requestsOperating or program deficitsRe-granting, on a case-by-case basisReligious organizations may only apply through a non-secular qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization for community-wide programs/projectLoans, scholarships, fellowships, honorary awardsRequests from individualsPublic School Districts and private schools, along with their respective booster clubs and associations, are ineligible to applyOrganizations with outstanding or overdue final reports from previous grants cannot apply