The USAV Boys Scholastic Volleyball Grant Program is intended to provide an incentive and financial support to schools interested in starting a varsity boys’ volleyball team. The funds are provided through a partnership between USA Volleyball (USAV) and its Ohio Valley Region (OVR), with the potential of additional funding provided through private and corporate contributions obtained by OVR, and/or USAV.

Grant fund are expected to be used to assist the school in starting a new program or save an existing program from being eliminated. The funding will be provided for a single year and the school must apply annually to receive funding for multiple years. The maximum number of years that a school may be awarded funding is three years. The funds are intended to be used by the individual school in any manner that promotes and supports the creation and operation of a boys’ varsity volleyball team within their school, primary schools that feed into their school, and other schools within their
establish conference/league, or geographical area.

The grant application, selection and compliance process will be overseen by USA Volleyball and OVR.

The Ohio High School Boys Volleyball Association and Ohio Scholastic Boys Volleyball Coaches Association provides in-kind support including annual membership dues and mentoring.

Benefits of starting a high school boys volleyball team:

-- low start-up and operating costs;

-- additional opportunity for boys to experience a high-paced interscholastic team sport’

-- opportunity to compete for an additional league championship;

-- opportunity to compete for a state championship if available;

-- opportunity to provide a varsity sport that your students want;

-- high spectator and community interest;

-- attract additional financial supporters;

-- build interest within younger player populations;

-- generate interest in a lifelong sport for a healthy lifestyle;

-- provide a structured setting and activity to condition for other sports;

-- grant assistance (which may be used in any manner to offset team program expenses);

-- opportunity for an additional revenue-generating sport.

To download a grant application, click here

For further information, visit www.usavolleyball.org