US Rugby Foundation Sends Funding to Nine Developing HS Programs
US Rugby Foundation Sends Funding to Nine Developing HS Programs
The US Rugby Foundation and USA Youth & High School Rugby have partnered in an effort to increase the number of high school rugby programs throughout the United States.
With the USRF providing the funding and the USAY&HSR doing the vetting process, there have been a total of 14 new high school rugby programs selected to receive the seed funding that have come through the first and second application rounds. The goal is for at least 20 new high school rugby programs to be created through this process.
A key mission and function of this program is to drive sustainable growth and legacies for the entire community to benefit from. As such, applications that were submitted to USAY&HSR were assessed based on the following criteria: governance structure, financial plan and budget, rugby development plan, and fields/equipment.
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In this recent application round, nine new programs have been selected to receive a grant to help them form their new rugby program:
Hudson Catholic HS, New Jersey
Ascend Leadership Academy, North Carolina
St. John's College, Washington DC
Cumberland Valley HS, Pennsylvania
Orange Lutheran, California
Serra HS, California
Grove City, Ohio
Madison Exiles, Wisconsin
Canton HS, Massachusetts
A new round of applications will be accepted very soon.