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The Coast Guard recognizes sports as an essential part of health and physical fitness as it directly impacts the readiness of our workforce. Coast Guard MWR policy supports active duty athletes by offering financial assistance to defray participation costs in sporting events authorized by the MWR Sports Participation Grant program.
The program supports grants for individual competition entry fees. Team entry fees, memberships, league dues, licenses, training programs, equipment, etc., are not permitted. If competing in an individual sports competition during NAF year 2025 (1 Feb 25 through 31 Jan 26), you may request a sports grant.
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Due to the increased volume of sports grant requests, CSC-MWR will limit all NAF25 grants to one per person, not to exceed $150 per event.
Who is eligible?
Coast Guard Active Duty
What's covered by the sports grant?
The Sports Participation Grant program offsets individual competition entry fees. MWR does not reimburse team entry fees, memberships, league dues, licenses, training programs, equipment, etc.
Here are examples of activities that MWR supports (individual competitions): Running events/races, Marathons, 5k, 10k, obstacle races, Ironman, Triathlons, anything involving weightlifting at the event itself, bike races, endurance races, any event that is recognized by the International Olympic Committee as a sport. If you have questions regarding the eligibility criteria, feel free to reach out to the Sports Program Manager at cgsports@uscgmwr.org. The program manager has final approval authority.
Here are examples that MWR does not support (teams/fees/dues):
Softball Tournaments; Football Leagues; Ice Hockey Leagues; Roller Hockey Leagues; Hockey Shootouts; Lacrosse Events; Soccer Clubs; Kickball Leagues; Rugby Clubs; CrossFit Certifications; Coaching Dues; Event Judge Fees, anything involving a motorized vehicle.
