$100,000
to high-performance athletes whose training for the Winter Games has been disrupted by COVID-19.
BOOST2020 Athlete Grant Program
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
- Must be a United States citizen
- Must be at least 18 years old
- Must have competed in a qualifying event in 2019
- Must not have an anti-doping rule violation in their career
- Cannot have a conviction or open investigation of sexual abuse, sexual assault, or sexual misconduct Must be experiencing an adverse impact from COVID-19
- Cannot be a previous recipient of GSD’s Athletes in Excellence Award
- Cannot be a mentor with Classroom Champions
SELECTION CRITERIA
- COVID-19 impact on training
- COVID-19 impact on competition
- Pre-COVID-19 community service efforts
- Trajectory to becoming a high-performance athlete
Grantmaking
GSD is pleased to offer funding to 501(c)3 organizations throughout the United States that support a combination of educational enrichment and youth sports programs and/or activities. GSD also proudly supports international organizations that fight social injustice and offer sports and educational development programs to create long-lasting, sustainable change for youth around the world.
Sport has the power to influence and create social change. Through sport, we can unite youth from diverse cultures and economic backgrounds as well as help them build self-esteem and mutual respect.
GSD funds a diverse range of sports and youth programming, but a special emphasis is given to groups and communities that are most in need or most underserved by current programs. This includes youth in areas where the risk of delinquency is particularly high.
