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Deadline: 12-Jul-22
The Women’s Sports Foundation has announced the Child Care Grant to support female athletes with children, who are striving for peak performance on the court, track, pitch, field, pool or mat while also balancing the challenges of motherhood.
The Child Care Grant funding will help relieve some of the financial burden faced by mom-athletes, therefore allowing these women to focus on excelling in their careers – training and competing professionally in sport.
The Power of She Fund was established by Athleta, in partnership with the Women’s Sports Foundation.
Funding Information
Together, the Women’s Sports Foundation and Athleta awarded more than $200,000 in Child Care Grants in 2021. Each grant is $10,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Female athletes who have one or more children under the age of 18 or female athletes who are expecting to welcome a child to their family
- Applicants must be U.S. citizens or legal residents and must be eligible to compete for a U.S. national team
- An individual may be awarded only one Child Care Grant per calendar year
- Applicants should be able to demonstrate an apparent and immediate financial need that, once fulfilled, will have a significant impact on their ability to continue training and competing while raising their children.
Requirements
- Use of the grant for its intended purpose
- Participation in the Women’s Sports Foundation program evaluation (e.g. pre- and post- program surveys), webinars and other events
- Completion of a final report detailing how the funding was used
- Agreement to promote the receipt of the grant in one or more of the following ways:
- Acknowledgement of the Women’s Sports Foundation and Athleta on social media in a manner that is aligned with their brand guidelines
- Agree to be mentioned as the grant recipient in The Power of She Fund – Child Care Grant program launch press release
- Provide licensed photography, licensed video content and testimonials about the importance of child care funding and the challenges of combining competitive sports and motherhood
- Participate in media opportunities as requested
For more information, visit https://www.womenssportsfoundation.org/wsf_program_categories/power-of-she-fund/