Deadline: 31-Oct-22
The Jays Care Foundation has launched the applications for the Field Of Dreams Program that provides funding to design, refurbish and build safe spaces for children and youth to play baseball, develop life skills and learn from positive role models.
Field of Dreams
- Through Field Of Dreams, children and youth increase:
- Access to high-quality sports facilities
- Physical activity levels
- Access to positive role-models and team sport
- Through Field Of Dreams, communities increase:
- Access to baseball
- Access to accessible spaces
- Capacity for enrollment in youth programs
- Community engagement.
Eligible Expenses
- Covered dug outs
- Child-friendly spaces
- Accessibility improvements and upgrades
- The supplies, transportation and labour required to build or refurbish spaces
- Equipment that is safe and has a long-life span
- Bleachers that do not exceed these restrictions: 4-5 rows of seats and to a max of 27’L X 30”H X 81″D (height may vary if it’s 5 rows). This seats about 72 and holds approx. 500lbs.
Eligibility Criteria
- While they understand that many organizations are in need of support, they require that grant applicants meet the following criteria for eligibility:
- Must be a charitable organization, nonprofit baseball association, municipality or First Nation
- Must be using the grant to build within Canada
- Must have the project complete within 12-18 months of receiving funding approval
- Must be dealing with infrastructure that directly supports children and youth facing barriers
- Must be able to provide audited financial statements from the past year, or most recent
- Must be able to provide detailed quotes for all aspects of the project (required for the second phase)
- Must be able to provide all applicable municipality and work permits, where required.
Ineligible Expenses
- Maintenance fees for the space
- The purchase of land
- Scoreboards
- Large-scale bleachers and grandstands
- Playgrounds
- Washrooms
- Sports equipment
- Batting cages.
For more information, visit https://www.mlb.com/bluejays/community/jays-care/field-of-dreams