NEW YORK STATE PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

GRANTS AND FUNDED INITIATIVES

School and Partner Organization Grants

The NYSPHSAA Foundation offers grants of up to $1,000 for NYSPHSAA schools and partner organizations working with our membership. Applications for grants are accepted on a rolling basis and are reviewed quarterly. More information is provided on each application form below. 

School Grants
Partner Organization Grants

Application review dates are set for August, December, March, and May each year. You will be contacted after your application has been reviewed and funding decisions have been made by the board. 

2025-26 Submission and review dates:
Submit by August 7 - Board Review August 15.
Submit by December 11 - Board Review December 19.
Submit by March 5 - Board Review March 13.
Submit by April 30 - Board Review May 8.

Recently funded projects can be found here. For questions, contact Chris Joyce, Director of the NYSPHSAA Foundation, at cjoyce@nysphsaa.org.

RefReps Officials Certification Scholarship

The NYSPHSAA Foundation is offering reimbursement scholarships to two students in each section for completion of the RefReps officials certification course. To be eligible, a student must:
   > Have completed the RefReps certification course
   > Officiated a minimum of three interscholastic contests
   > Be a high school student in good academic standing at a NYSPHSAA member school

Sports currently eligible for scholarship are baseball, football, and flag football. NYSPHSAA continues to work with officials boards across the state to add additional sports and any updates will be shown here as they are approved.

Athletic Directors can complete the scholarship application form below. For questions, contact Chris Joyce at cjoyce@nysphsaa.org. 

Officials Certification Scholarship Application

USTA Tennis Venue Services Grant

The USTA Tennis Venue Services offer competitive grant funding to tennis facilities that are open to the public and meet various requirements. Funding eligibility is based on several criteria including the scope and complexity of the project, the number of tennis courts at the facility, and in the case of Category 3 projects, the successful completion of a technical review. Funding can be used on projects such as resurfacing, court amenities like windscreens, lighting, and even new construction. 

Grant applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, and funding is distributed as a reimbursement after project completion and a final accountability review. The maximum funding a project may be eligible for varies by project type and is determined on a per-court basis up to 50% of the total project cost. Click here to learn more and see if your school district may be eligible.

Brooks Running Grant (NFHS Partnership)

The NFHS announced a new partnership with Brooks Running to help promote their Team Grants program which funds underserved high school cross country and track programs with performance running gear and financial assistance. This school year, as part of their new NFHS Corporate Partnership, Brooks Running will be donating over $1,000,000 in gear to NFHS member schools around the country. Grant recipients receive shoes and apparel for up to 50 runners per team up to $17,000 MSRP. Each team also receives $1,000 to help with expenses, including pay-to-play fees, meet entries, transportation costs, etc. 

To learn more about this program and to apply, please visit the following link: Brooks Future Run Team Grants | Run Community | Brooks Running. 

Cross Country grants open in May and are reviewed in June, and Track & Field grants open in January and are reviewed in February each year.