YAF Youth Athletic Facilities
Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office
Who can apply
Cities, towns, and park districts with ten thousand or fewer residents.; Counties with fewer than sixty-thousand residents are eligible, but the project must be in an unincorporated area.; Native American tribes; For nonprofit organizations, the population of the jurisdiction where the project lies will apply.
About this opportunity
The Youth Athletic Facilities program provides grants to buy land and develop or renovate outdoor athletic facilities such as ball fields, courts, swimming pools, mountain bike tracks, and skate parks that serve youth through the age of eighteen. While the program focuses on youth, RCO strongly encourages grant recipients to design facilities to serve all ages and multiple activities. An athletic facility is an outdoor facility used for playing sports or participating in competitive athletics and excludes playgrounds, tot lots, vacant lots, open or undeveloped fields, and level open space used for non-athletic play.