2018 US Sailing Reach Initiative Grants
2018 Reach Grants – Support from 11th Hour Racing, a program of the Schmidt Family Foundation, Rolex and US Sailing donors have made the following grants possible.
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Timeline
- Proposals Due: March 2nd, 2018
- Notification of Award: March 13th, 2018
- Materials Shipped upon receipt of signed contract: March 20th, 2018
Submission
Applications can be submitted by email to Reach@ussailing.org or JessicaServis@ussailing.org
Educational Resource Grants: award value $1,000
- Reach Educator Course Scholarship
- *The organization must register for the course and request reimbursement from US Sailing.
- 2 Reach Educator Guides
- 30 Reach Student Logbooks & Portfolios
- $500 Funds can be used for student materials, or educator/ instructor travel to a professional development a conference in the industry. This includes but is not limited to the National Marine Educators Conference, local NMEA conferences, US Sailing meetings, or US Sailing Reach Mentoring sessions in the Northeast (TBD) or Mid Atlantic (April 20th).
Youth Engagement Grants – award value $3,000
- $2,500 grant to use on program materials, transportation costs, and offset staff costs when implementing the Reach Initiative.
- 50 Reach student logbooks.
- 2 Reach Educator Guides
National Hub Expansion Grants
US Sailing plans to continue the Reach “Hub” model and national network of sailing resources to maximize the impact of creating systemic change in STEM education. We are excited to help foster new Reach Hub programs and resources to actively “normalize” STEM education and environmental literacy and responsibility utilizing our vast network of potential highly skilled workers and ocean stewards.
- Reach “Center” Grants” – Support will continue in the Mid-Atlantic and expand in Southern California regions in 2018.
- “Emerging Center of Excellence Grant” – Reach will be expanding in 2018 to a new region. Sailing centers implanting reach in a major US city in the Northwest, Midwest, or Southeast should apply
- “Center of Excellence Grant” – Support will continue in the Mid-Atlantic and Southern California regions in 2018. The Northeast has completed their final year of support, but they will continue to host mentoring sessions and share best practices.
