Uihlein-Ironman Sports Fund Grants

The Uihlein-Ironman Sports Fund supports young athletes from Lake Placid and the Olympic region, aiming to foster competitive sports and healthy lifestyles. Founded by local organizations, it provides financial assistance to promising athletes facing economic challenges and supports nonprofit programs promoting athleticism. Emphasis is placed on holistic development, with individual awards for those demonstrating significant national and international potential. Preference is given to applicants with strong performance histories and community service involvement.

The Uihlein-Ironman Sports Fund (UISF) of Lake Placid was created by the Henry Uihlein II and Mildred A. Uihlein Foundation, Ironman North America – now known as World Triathlon Corporation – and Adirondack Community Foundation. These local organizations have teamed up to help young athletes from Lake Placid and the Olympic region achieve their sports dreams, and to help nonprofit organizations that foster and promote life-long sports and healthy lifestyles for local kids.
Focus Areas
The fund focuses on the greater Tri-Lakes region and has two main goals for supporting athletes:
Provide necessary support to local nonprofit organizations that promote athleticism and engage area youth in traditional summer and winter sports, thus fostering our next generation of competitive athletes.
Provide financial support for competitive, local, young athletes with strong regional, national and international promise in traditional winter and summer sports.
The UISF Committee places greater emphasis on holistically improving programs that aim to lift up athletes. Individual awards are given to athletes who demonstrate significant promise on the national and international stage, and who face substantial economic hurdles.

Eligibility

Equipment purchase needs will be weighed on case by case basis.There must be compelling financial need and applicant must demonstrate strong reasoning why this equipment is vital to your performance in the sport.Applicants in programs that are additionally supported by their school programs will be considered on a case by case basis.No one 14 yrs or under will be considered. (In other words, candidates must be 15 at the time of application, there are no exceptions.)