2025 Youth Team Sports grant application deadline extended to Friday, October 18, 2024 at 5p.m.
Use this link to navigate to the Dutchess County Grant Portal where you can login to an existing account or create a new account: https://www.grantinterface.com/Home/Logon?urlkey=dc. Please only create one account per organization. You should consider using your organization’s general email and a shared password to be used by anyone within your organization who might work on an application within the grant portal, now or in the future.
The Dutchess County Division of Youth Services administers reimbursable funds for the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (NYS OCFS).There is an annual request for proposals and applications for Youth Team Sports (YTS) funding. The program year runs from January 1, 2025, through September 30, 2025.
Funded programs are selected through a competitive request for proposals process. The Dutchess County Youth Board and Coordinating Council is responsible for reviewing, scoring, and making allocation recommendations to the county executive for grant proposals.
Funding is available in grant awards from $5,000 to $25,000 for youth-serving organizations who provide team sports opportunities to youth under age 18. For the purposes of this Youth Team Sports (YTS) funding opportunity, a “ ’team sport’ is defined as an organized physical activity in which groups of two or more individuals compete with two or more opposing individuals.”
To be eligible for YTS funding, programs must also meet the following criteria:
Agencies must use the following required OCFS Life Area and Services, Opportunities, and Supports (SOS) elections:
Applications will ONLY be accepted through the Dutchess County Grant Portal.
Grant Portal Instructions:
Use this link to navigate to the Dutchess County Grant Portal where you can login to an existing account or create a new account: https://www.grantinterface.com/Home/Logon?urlkey=dc
Please only create one account per organization. You should consider using your organization’s general email and a shared password to be used by anyone within your organization who might work on an application within the grant portal, now or in the future.
Once at the Logon Page, follow instructions to “logon” or “create new account.”
The Dutchess County Grant Portal will open on Tuesday, September 10, 2024. Applications are NOW DUE BY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2024 by 5:00 pm. Information on eligibility and how to apply is available in the NYS OCFS Grant Application Checklist for Dutchess County Youth Services
Please refer to the NYS OCFS Grant Application Checklist (.pdf) (.doc) for helpful information regarding the application process.
Below is the list of documents needed for funding consideration.
PLEASE NOTE: Applications for the YTS funding will be accepted starting Tuesday, September 10, 2024.
For information about how to apply for 2025 YTS funding please contact:
Doreen E. Clifford, Youth Programs Analyst at doreen.clifford@dfa.state.ny.us.
