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MEMBERSHIP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(MAP)
Baseball teams and associations registered with Sask Baseball are eligible to apply for grant money from Saskatchewan Lotteries Trust Fund through the Membership Assistance Program (MAP). A review committee will assess the applications received and funds disbursed according to availability and established criteria.
MAP was developed by Sask Sport and provincial sport governing bodies to provide direct financial assistance to members. Member teams or associations can apply for MAP by completing an application form available from the SBA.
Application Procedure Eligibility
To be eligible for MAP funds, communities, clubs or leagues must meet the following criteria:
- be a SBA member in good standing;
- complete a MAP spending plan for each project. If you apply for more than one project, submit one application per project and prioritize your applications. Submit MAP application forms to the SBA, 1870 Lorne St., Regina, S4P 2L7.
- provide a minimum of 40% of self-help.
Application Deadlines
- Applications received by July 1 will be reviewed by August 15.
- In the event there is MAP funding remaining, applications received by September 1 will be reviewed by September 30.
Payment Procedure
- A committee will review all MAP spending plans. The committee will approve and allocate the amount of funding available for each project.
- Applicants will be notified of the amount of MAP funding for each project and will be sent a follow-up report.
- Complete the follow-up report and return it to the SBA office. The follow-up report must include receipts of expenditures. Upon approval of the follow-up report the MAP funds will be forwarded to the applicant.
Acknowledgment
We encourage communities, receiving MAP money, to publicly acknowledge that the program is supported through Saskatchewan Lotteries and the Saskatchewan Baseball Association.
Types of Eligible Projects
Based upon the requests of the membership, the Saskatchewan Baseball Association has identified the following MAP criteria for specific baseball projects or events:
Hosting Zone Provincial Playoffs - a member hosting a Zone playoff will be eligible.
Hosting a Provincial Championship - a member hosting a Provincial Championship will be eligible.
Player Development Camps or Clinics - members hosting a Sask Baseball sanctioned player clinic can apply for a MAP grant to help lower the cost of the camp.
Coaching and Umpire Clinics - members hosting Sask Baseball sanctioned coaching clinics can apply for a MAP grant to help cover the cost of a clinic.
Establishing New Team(s) - communities and leagues that experience an increase in the number of registered players and/or teams can apply for MAP funds to help offset the cost of purchasing new equipment and playing more games.
Winter Baseball Programs - communities wanting to rent an indoor facility during the winter and needing to purchase proper indoor equipment can apply for MAP.
Target Group Initiatives - communities initiating baseball programs that encourage and provide baseball opportunities for more females, First Nation and Aboriginal athletes, Northern communities, and economically disadvantaged will be eligible for MAP funding
Special Baseball Events - communities hosting special baseball events such as a Baseball Hall of Fame Dinner, the SBA Annual Meeting and other similar events can apply for MAP funds.
Advertising - leagues wishing to advertise in SBA publications (handbook and newsletter) will be eligible for MAP funding.
Provincial Playoff Team Registrations - members can apply for MAP to help cover the cost of the provincial registration fee for a team to enter the provincial playoff program.
League and Team Operating Costs - a league may apply on behalf of all its teams for annual operating costs. Insurance, equipment, provincial playoff fees, umpire costs (for SBA registered umpires) are some of the eligible expenses, but will be considered as a low priority.
Eligible Expenditures
The following expenses are considered eligible expenditures when communities apply for MAP funds to help provide or expand baseball programs:
- diamond facility rental.
- umpire costs.
- equipment - baseballs, bats, catchers equipment, bases, pitching machines, pitching screen, batting tees, instructional aids, scorebooks, rulebooks.
- publicity and promotional costs for baseball events.
- honorariums for instructors.
- uniforms.
Ineligible Expenses
The following expenses are ineligible under MAP:
- construction, upgrading, maintenance and operating costs of facilities.
- wages.
- cash prizes.
- social events or alcoholic beverages
