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Home My WebLink AboutCommunity Foundation-Grant Request-03.24.2008 li �� . �' , 3 -D-L1-o 40- 7- ,/ J. yK v- of Northeast Iowa 5eaablisited in Wonsan;l:eciar Faun in 1956 GRANT REQUEST FORM Date: March 25,2007 Organization/Agency Requesting Funding:Waterloo Leisure Services(City of Waterloo) Project: Construction of Tee-ball fields at the Cedar River Youth Sports Complex Total Annual Amount Requesting: $10,000 Total Project Budget: $60,000 Agency Budget: $4.5 million Timeframe for Project: Complete for 2009 season(April 2009) Preferred payment date: July 1,2008 Type of Request: 0 New Program/Project 0 General Operations 181 Capital 0 Equipment/Materials 0 Ongoing Program 0 Other: Grant Request must be limited to four pages total, including this cover page, up to two pages to answer the following questions and project budget. I. Project Description A. What identified community need does this project address, and by whom has the need been identified? B. Project Description. i. Briefly describe the project. 2. Describe expected outcomes. (How will you know the project has been successful?What will change in the community as a result of the project?) 3. Describe tools/strategies for measuring outcomes. (How will success be measured.?e.g. Pre-and Post-Tests.) C. Targeted Population. I. Number of Youth to be served: Over 1,500 Age Group:4-14 years old 2. Number of Adults to be served:Parents of all participants 3. Geographic Area to be served:Primarily Waterloo, but other children throughout the Cedar Valley do participate D. Briefly describe how this project meets needs identified in the 'Cedar Valley's Promise' (www.c d„rvatieyspromise.or„), and/or 'Opportunity Works'Strategic Plan(s)(www.opportunityworksiowa.on>). II. Financial Information A. Flow will the funds you are requesting be used? (Please describe in narrative form,and attach detailed Project Budget) B. Other Funding Requests. (Please list all other sources from which you are requesting funding, the amount you are requesting and if funding has been approved. Please include description of general fundraising activity and in-kind services.) C. Plans for On-Going Funding. (How will the project be sustained in the future?) III. Required Signatures certifying the accuracy of the at ed inform i n 1. Cl..4„44-1- 3 -.2 y-v oc, a/ -.:„ode Chief Executive Officer Date Chai, of Lloard Date Grant Request must be submitted with Metro Funders Annual Agency Profile Form and all required documents therein. *See"Grant Request Procedures & Checklist"Brochure for full submission requirements. Incomplete or hand-written applications cannot be considered. www.cfneia.org Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa Grant Request for Cedar River Youth Sports Complex Tee Ball Field Construction Project Description A. What identified community need does this project address, and by whom has the need been identified? Participation in youth baseball and softball has increased every year over the past four years. With this increase and the complete shift of youth sports programming to the evening we have a dire need for additional youth baseball/softball fields in the area. We have also been informed that we will lose the two diamonds at McKinstry School prior to the 2009 season due to the construction of the new elementary school on that site. The Waterloo Leisure Services Department's Sports Staff has identified the need for at least two to four additional youth ball diamonds to accommodate the numbers of children wishing to participate in baseball and softball programming. B. Project Description 1. Briefly describe the project. This project would add two additional ball diamonds at the Cedar River Youth Sports Complex to bring the total number of diamonds at that site to eight. These fields would be located on top of the old football field adjacent to Riverfront Stadium in Cedar River Exchange Park (see attached map). The unique design aspect of the two new diamonds is that they will be designed especially for children in our tee-ball and coach pitch programs. We will have more shallow outfield fences, shorter base paths and more shallow infield areas. In other words, these fields would be built specifically for these young players, but could be utilized by older players when necessary. By building these two fields we will also be able to move a majority of programming for the younger players off of the larger fields at the Cedar River Youth Sports Complex which will free up more field time for our older players. 2. Describe expected outcomes. (How will you know the project has been successful? What will change in the community as a result of the project? Our primary outcome would be that we would be able to continue to accommodate all children that want to participate in our baseball and softball programs. With the combination of continued increases in 1 participation and the loss of the two diamonds at McKinstry School we will likely experience a shortage in diamond availability in the near future. We will be able to gauge the success of the program by continuing to accommodate all players that wish to register for our baseball and softball programming. A secondary outcome would be to increase participation in our tee-ball programs by 10%with increased field availability. We will be able to measure the success of this by monitoring registration numbers over the next few seasons. Lastly, we would hope that by allowing the young players an opportunity to play on fields "their size"they would find more enjoyment from the program and also have the ability to increase their skill level by playing on appropriately sized fields. This will bring about a positive change in the community by continuing to expand recreational opportunities for our children by expanding the number of recreational facilities we have to program. In 2007 we had over 1,400 children participate in the Optimist Baseball and Softball programs and the Rotary Club Tee-Ball program. 3. Describe tools/strategies for measuring outcomes. (How will success be measured? E.g. Pre- and Post-tests) We will be able to gauge the success of the field expansion by continuing to accommodate all players that wish to register for our baseball and softball programming. We will be able to measure the increase in participation by monitoring registration numbers over the next few seasons. We would be able to measure the enjoyment and improved skills of the players through our parent evaluations that are done near the completion of every program. C. Targeted population See cover page. D. Briefly describe how this project meets the needs identified in the "Cedar Valley's Promise." This project addresses all of the Cedar Valley's Promise's five central promises at some level. • Caring Adults Children in our baseball and softball programs are able to build positive relationships with their volunteer coaches that allow the child to have a positive and supportive role model in their lives. • Safe Places Our programs allow these young participants an atmosphere that is both emotionally and physically safe for them to participate in structured recreational activities. • A Healthy Start Our baseball and softball program encourages children in our community to be physically active. • Marketable Skills As with all sports, there are numerous skills and lessons learned throughout participation. Children learn the value of teamwork, practice and work ethic. • Opportunities to serve There are field clean up days for children to participate in and many of our young players become volunteer coaches or umpires in the program in their college years. II. Financial Information A. How will the funds you are requesting be used? (Please describe in narrative form, and attach detailed Project Budget). Our Department has funding secured to pay for the cost of fencing the two new ball diamonds. Funding from the Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa would be utilized to purchase infield surface, player benches and spectator bleachers for each field. B. Other Funding Requests. (Please list all other sources from which you are requesting funding,the amount you are requesting in funding, and if funding is approved. Please include description of general fundraising activity and in-kind services). City of Waterloo GO Bonds 40,000 approved Minnesota Twins-Fields for Kids Program 5,000 pending The City of Waterloo is also committed to performing all of the grading and turf work that will need to be done to start this project. We estimate that in-kind contribution to have a value of$5,000. C. Plans for On-Going Funding. (How will the project be sustained in the future?) The Waterloo Leisure Services Department is committed to maintaining all of our youth baseball and softball facilities at a high level. We have the manpower and resources to maintain this new project at a high level. 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