2024/2025 Funding Guidelines

2024/2025 Funding Guidelines

The W-L Athletic Boosters raises funds from membership dues and donations, concessions and spirit wear sales, and sponsorships. We make grants to school-based teams for various items. The Boosters review grant requests on a rolling basis throughout the school year at monthly meetings typically held during the 1st or 2nd week of the month. Coaches make requests to the Boosters via the W-L Athletic Director.Funding Guidelines

• Funding priorities are given to:
  • In-season activities over off-season
  • Activities that serve the greatest number of student-athletes
  • Sports that are relatively new to W-L and could benefit from additional support to get them off the ground
• We give careful consideration to balance our grant disbursements among all sports
• Our goal is to disburse as much of the funds as our budget allows. Recent grants have been funded 50% -100% of the requested amount
• We do not fund summer camps or camps held over the school breaks
• We do not fund team “swag” items, such as apparel, backpacks, and other accessories
• Some examples of what we have subsidized:
  • Fees for tournaments, invitationals and developmental leagues
  • Equipment (e.g., pole vault, items for rifle team, weight room)
  • Fees and travel expenses for our coaching staff and trainers to attend professional conferences
  • Hudl live streaming technology and associated fees so that W-L home sporting events can be broadcast for free via our YouTube channel @WashingtonLibertyGenerals

Grant Application Process for CoachesCoaches! We welcome your applications. Please tell us what you want or need to improve your student-athletes’ and team’s overall experience in the sport.

• Email your application to Justin Bolfek, W-L Athletics Director.
• Provide requested information (see Grant Request).
• Send your application 1-3 months before the activity. We may be able to consider late requests if received in time.
• The W-L Athletics Director will notify the Coaches of the Athletic Boosters’ decisions.