The USA Swimming Foundation introduced the Community Impact Grant program in 2020 with the goal of providing access to competitive swimming for underrepresented swimming communities, supporting diverse coaches, and uplifting municipal community swim club programs within USA Swimming clubs. In this program, USA Swimming member clubs receive $5,000 grants, eligible for renewal annually for up to three years. To date, there have been 32 programs which have received $390,000 in funds. 

“We are committed to connecting, collaborating, and broadening community access to USA Swimming in partnership with our clubs,” USA Swimming Managing Director of Sport Development Joel Shinofield said. “Community Impact Grants deliver financial support from the USA Swimming Foundation to clubs to teach water safety, build community-based programs, and give more families a chance to participate in competitive swimming in underserved communities across the country.”

Community Impact Grants focus on three areas of support:

• Creating partnerships between USA Swimming clubs and a facility or recreational organization that does not currently have a club;
• Supporting USA Swimming clubs led by women and/or diverse individuals; and
• Partnering USA Swimming clubs with Historically Black Colleges and Universities to create competitive programs for youth in campus pools.

To apply, applicants must be current USA Swimming club members and present a W-9 at the time of application. Click here to apply and learn more.

Congratulations to the following programs, who have received Community Impact Grant funding:

• Albany Aquatics Association (Albany, Oreg.)
• Atlantis Aquatics (Rochester, N.H.)
• Bulldog Swimming (New Haven, Conn.)
• City of Mobile Swim Associations (Mobile, Ala.)
• City of South Fulton Swordfish Swim Team (Riverdale, Ga.)
• DBA Quicksilver Swimming Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz, Calif.)
• Detroit All Star Aquatics (Detroit, Mich.)
• Gateway Region YMCA (Saint Louis, Miss.)
• Greenbrier Valley Aquatic Center Sea Dragons (Lewisburg, W. Va.)
• Greenview Dolphins Swim Team (Greenview, S.C.)
• Haines City Tritons (Haines City, Fla.)
• HEAL Swim Club (Washington, D.C)
• Johnnie Means Aquatics (Humble, Texas)
• Lake Wales Blue Marlins (Lake Wales, Fla.)
• Lakewood Aquatics (Long Beach, Calif.)
• Metro Aquatics (Seattle-Tacoma, Wash.)
• Mid Hudson Aquatics (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.)
• Minneapolis Lake Monsters (Minneapolis, Minn.)
• Mission Valley Aquatics (Polson, Mont.)
• NOVA of Virginia Aquatics, Inc. (Richmond, Va.)
• Portland Aquatic Club (Portland, Oreg.)
• Salem Swim Club (Salem, Oreg.)
• Sebastopol Sea Serpents (Sebastopol, Calif.)
• Shark Tank Racing Squad (Burke, Va.)
• SC Swimming CALF, Inc. (Santa Cruz, Calif.)
• SOLO Aquatics (Haverhill, Mass.)
• Rocket Swimming (Titusville, Fla.)
• Team Eugene Aquatics-YMCA (Eugene, Oreg.)
• Urban Swim Cleveland (Cleveland Heights, Ohio)
• Walter Schroeder Aquatic Center (Milwaukee, Wis.)
• Westside Indianapolis Swim Team (Brownsburg, Ind.)
• Wilmington Aquatic Club (New Castle, Del.)
  

For more information on USA Swimming’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion efforts, please visit https://www.usaswimming.org/diversity.

To learn more about USA Swimming Foundation, or to donate, please visit https://www.usaswimming.org/foundation.