The U.S. Soccer Federation Foundation has awarded grants totaling $2.5 million to national, state and local soccer programs.
Key national grants included funds to start an under-14 national team program for boys and girls ($766,000 over three years) and underwrite the U.S. bid for the 1999 Women’s World Championship ($385,000).
Soccer programs in the following states received funds: Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Virginia. Most of the grants were for soccer facilities.
The Foundation has received $20 million from the World Cup ’94 organizing committee, which estimates the remaining profits to be distributed are another $30 million. They cannot be distributed by law until the affairs of the committee are finished, namely outstanding lawsuits settled or terminated.
For more information on the U.S. Soccer Foundation, contact the U.S. Soccer Federation Foundation, 1050 17th Street, NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036. Telephone: 202 496-1292.