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APPLICANT INFORMATION GRANT GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES

Grant Application.

Welcome to the SVG Sports Broadcasting Fund grant portal.

The SVG Sports Broadcasting Fund provides in-direct financial support by paying medical bills, insurance premiums, housing costs, car loans, and more for those who find themselves in need due to injury, illness, family crisis, or disaster.

Who is eligible for assistance?

  • Applicants must have worked in the sports broadcasting production industry for at least one year.
  • Immediate family members of those employed in the sports broadcasting field may be eligible for grants.

Our goal is to make the process as simple and straightforward as possible. These are the steps in the process:

STEP ONE: Click here and fill out the online application. It requires some basic contact information and information about your work in the sports production industry. It also requires contact information for two other people: an advocate (could be a co-worker or union representative) and a supervisor (someone who works for the network, venue, or remote production service provider you work). We will contact those people to ensure the application is legitimate. Then once all of that information is provided hit the submit button.

STEP TWO: When you hit submit the application is automatically sent to the Sports Broadcasting Fund leadership. They will evaluate the request and contact your advocate and supervisor to confirm your situation and request. Once the need is verified a committee will vote yes or no on the request. The entire process typically takes five business days.

STEP THREE: Once approved Carrie Bowden ([email protected]) will contact you to get more details on the bills you wish to have paid. Please note:

  • All grants will paid directly to vendors (bank for a mortgage; hospital; insurance company) and we cannot reimburse you for past expenses.
  • All grants will require documentation, invoices or receipts before being paid.
  • Please note, the Sports Broadcasting Fund has been established to provide short-term assistance to those in need, rather than as a long-term solution for applicants.

Exclusions

  • Personal loans
  • Credit card bills
  • Tax bills
  • Debt reduction
  • Legal fees
  • Fundraising events/activities

Designated Funds

Once The Fund has made a grant, additional funding may be made available via designated funds. Designated Funds may be established by the SVG Fund on behalf of individual in need and funded thru contributions from donors who specify who their contributions are directed towards that individual. Ordinarily these funds are over and above the grants supported by the Fund. However, there may be a circumstance where these funds are raised and given in lieu of a grant from the Fund. All designated funds have a termination date of one-year after being established and are managed by an individual appointed by the Board Grants Committee.

Grant Application.