OSAA Foundation Participation Grant

2025-26 Participation Grant Application

Grant Overview

Since 2014, the OSAA Foundation has given grants to 55 high schools and districts across Oregon. Each year the Foundation gives out a total of $50,000 to multiple schools to assist in strengthening their activities and athletic programs. While each grant is tailored to the individual community needs, nearly 30 schools have received funding for facility enhancements, including track improvements, softball field upgrades, and the addition of turf on their fields. Weight rooms at 15 schools have been enhanced and furnished to meet the increasing demand for well-rounded athletic programs. The OSAA Foundation grants also has supported programs at 10 schools that were eager to expand accessibility and opportunities to cheer, dance, sports, and athletic leadership.

2024-25 Grant Recipients

2024 was the eleventh year of the OSAA Foundation Participation Grant. This grant was formed to help schools fund initiatives that would increase participation within the walls of their schools in healthy programs. In 2023, the OSAA Foundation Board distributed six grants for a sum of $51,000. See the recipient's stories below.

Glenwood High School

Glenwood HS has a proud tradition of Track & Field. This rural, small school district wants to continue to promote track by returning Pole Vault to their offerings and the OSAA Foundation is helping with the purchase of pole vault pit for the district.

North Lake High School

Wrestling is a staple of the North Lake community. This grant will help enhance their wrestling room and provide greater participation opportunities immediately after school which helps students engage but also return home at a decent hour.

Eugene School District

This grant will help the Eugene School District grow their unified sports opportunities in all five of their local high schools. This grant will help propel additional participation opportunities for this underserved community.

Reynolds High School

Speech and Debate is one of the few non-athletic extra-curricular activities students can participate in at Reynolds HS. This grant will help grow the program and support the diverse population of the school.

Enterprise High School

Participation in a weights program was something very limited to Enterprise High School students. The OSAA Foundation is helping Enterprise get new equipment in their weight room and allow more access to students throughout the year.

McDaniel High School

McDaniel HS has seen significant growth in their wrestling program post-pandemic, especially in girls wrestling. This grant will help the program purchase equipment to support that continued growth and success.

2023-24 Grant Recipients

2023 was the tenth year of the OSAA Foundation Participation Grant. This grant was formed to help schools fund initiatives that would increase participation within the walls of their schools in healthy programs. In 2023, the OSAA Foundation Board distributed six grants for a sum of $51,000. See the recipient's stories below.

Pendleton High School

Pendleton High School was using wrestling mats that were purchased in the 1980's. With a focused mission and community support, the OSAA Foundation is helping Pendleton HS purchase new mats that will last them into the future.

Lyle High School

Participation in a weights program was something very limited to Lyle High School students. The OSAA Foundation is helping Lyle get new equipment in their weight room and allow more access to students throughout the year.

North Douglas High School

The North Douglas School Board made returning Track & Field to its offerings a priority as a school. The Foundation funds received by North Douglas will help them purchase a high jump pit and the much-needed resurfacing of long jump and pole vault runways.

Culver High School

Without a community gym, the weight room at Culver HS is the only outlet for students in the area. This grant will help Culver modernize their weight room to help support their athletic programs and a growing number of students wishing to access weight training courses.

North Bend High School

North Bend has a growing number of students interested in e-sports within their building. This grant will help the purchase of new computers, monitors, and necessary equipment to support the growing number of students interested in the program.

Springfield High School

The growth of middle school program has been a focus of Springfield SD. This grant will help break down barriers to allow middle school students the ability to access volleyball and gage interest as they move into high school.

2022-23 Grant Recipients

2022 was the ninth year of the OSAA Foundation Participation Grant. This grant was formed to help schools fund initiatives that would increase participation within the walls of their schools in healthy programs. In 2022, the OSAA Foundation Board distributed five grants for a sum of $50,000. See the recipient's stories below.

Four Rivers Charter

Four Rivers Charter wants to expand the offerings for students in their building. This grant will be used to establish a Track & Field program for the school and support the equipment needed for a developing program.

Tillamook High School

With the increase in participation in softball and the need for areas to hit when the weather isn't ideal, Tillamook High School is building a hitting facility for their softball program. This facility will help support the current and future members of the program.

C.S. Lewis Academy

Participation in the Track & Field program at C.S. Lewis is growing at a rapid pace. Without any track & field facilities on site, C.S. Lewis relies heavily on George Fox University which also has a growing program. This grant will help alleviate some of that reliance on the University and bring some field event practices back to campus.

Horizon Christian (HR) School

Horizon Christian wants to build a 400m bark trail on campus to help support their Cross Country and Track & Field Programs. This track will also be available for community use as Horizon Christian sits in the heart of a residential community.

Country Christian School

Country Christian is in the midst of constructing a softball field to support their growing program at the school. With the incredible success of female sports at Country Christian, this is a natural evolution of program growth and student engagement in the spring.

2021-22 Grant Recipients

2021 was the eighth year of the OSAA Foundation Participation Grant. This grant was formed to help schools fund initiatives that would increase participation within the walls of their schools in healthy programs. In 2021, the OSAA Foundation Board distributed five grants for a sum of $49,700. See the recipient's stories below.

East Linn Christian Academy

East Linn Christian Academy is trying to bring their baseball program back to campus with the completion of John Powell Memorial Field which was dedicated in 2019. This grant will be used to finish the field project and complete the fundraising that started in 2015.

Burns High School

Harney County School District sits in the heart of Eastern Oregon. The Corbett Field Renovation Project was developed to bring field lights and stadium upgrades to the football/track complex in the county. This project stretches far wider than just Burns HS itself. This project will provide a go-to resource for schools throughout the area.

Lowell High School

In the basement of Lowell HS stands the current weight room. The extremely small space includes equipment that is outdated and in poor condition. With the vision to move the weight room to a new area, updated equipment is necessary. These improvements will provide more classes and student accessibility.

Gresham High School

After Gresham High Schools renovation, the old weight room was left to become a multi-purpose room for the school. With this grant, that room will be transformed into a room where school classes like yoga, Pilates and Zumba can take place as well as a functional, safe space for their dance and cheerleading programs to train.

Bonanza High School

Since the new administration arrived at Bonanza, their focus has been on improving the facilities at the school. With this grant, the weight room will be refurbished which will allow more classes and more students to gain access to the programming that will take place.

2020-21 Grant Recipients

2020 was the seventh year of the OSAA Foundation Participation Grant. This grant was formed to help schools fund initiatives that would increase participation within the walls of their schools in healthy programs. In 2020, the OSAA Foundation Board distributed four grants for a sum of $36,110. See the recipients stories below.

Clatskanie High School

Clatskanie HS is tranforming a once useless piece of land adjacent to the school into another outdoor grass field. With great community support and donations, the field will allow more outdoor access for the school that they never had before. In a town with limited facilities, this additional space will help support a number of activities and levels of competition (youth through high school). The OSAA Foundation is supporting this intiative to cover costs not included within donations.

Central Christian School

Central Christian has never had a gym on their campus. From recess to high school competitions, they always had to find a home somewhere else. Through incredible support and donations, Central Christian is erecting a gym for their entire school population (K-12) to take advantage of. The OSAA Foundation is helping fill that gym with necessary physical education equipment for all students to get active.

Glide High School

Glide High School has a proud tradition of Track and Field and has an incredible sports complex for a school of its size. Over time, the track itself has become dangerous for students to compete on due to weathering. The OSAA Foundation is helping Glide redo their track complex. With a new track, the school will be able to continue hosting track meets in an area where those facilities are used by multiple communities.

Blanchet Catholic School

Blanchet Catholic moved their weight room from an 800 square foot area into a new larger area which was great but they quickly came to the realization that without the proper equipment, the space would be unusable. The OSAA Foundation funds will help support filling that new weight room with increased equipment for additional weight/athletic classes and to support the growing team sizes the school is experiencing.

2019-20 Grant Recipients

2019 was the sixth year of the OSAA Foundation Participation Grant. This grant was formed to help schools fund initiatives that would increase participation within the walls of their schools in healthy programs. In 2019, the OSAA Foundation Board distributed five grants for a sum of $49,000. See the recipients stories below.

Phoenix High School

The softball program at Phoenix HS has been growing over the last few years under the leadership of their current administration. Due to that influx of students and the accelerated success of the program, Phoenix has made a commitment to the activity. The school will begin upgrading their softball facilities this summer and the OSAA Foundation will support aspects of that redevelopment.

Yoncalla High School

Seismic upgrades to their gym facility was imminent for Yoncalla HS. With those upgrades' forthcoming the administration at the school was able to put forth a vision of changing their current gym layout and replace a stage area with a weight room to support their students and community. The OSAA Foundation is helping fill that weight room with upgraded equipment when it comes online this fall.

Willamette Valley Christian School

Located in the small town of Brooks, OR - Willamette Valley Christian School supports several activities without access to a regular sized high school gym. The OSAA Foundation is helping put the final touches on an 11,000 square foot multi-use building that will help bring basketball games back to campus and provide easier access for students to participate in their programs.

Parkrose High School

With over 30 native languages spoken, Parkrose SD is one of the most diverse school districts in the state. Activities and sports is one language that brings people together. The tennis facility at Parkrose has been in need of refurbishment and with the support of the school district, the USTA and the OSAA Foundation - those repairs will be taken care of and the students will have a safe place to participate.

Ione High School

Ione SD is putting in motion an ambitious project known at the "Fitness Center Project" which will construct a 1425 square foot building on their campus. This facility will help support the activities of Ione but also the community members who wish to be physically active. With the nearest gym being over 45 minutes away, this facility will be a hub for the community for years to come.

2018-19 Grant Recipients

2018 was the fifth year of the OSAA Foundation Participation Grant. This grant was formed to help schools fund initiatives that would increase participation within the walls of their schools in OSAA activities. In 2018, the OSAA Foundation Board distributed five grants for a sum of $42,671. See the recipients stories below.

Hillsboro School District

Hillsboro School District is trying to connect underserved communities to activities via the Hillsboro Connect Campaign. The campaign brings together influential community members to help connect 7th and 8th grade students to activities that they could participate in high school. The Foundation Grant will help waive the fees for each individual to participate in this initiative.

Forest Grove High School

With local support, Forest Grove HS wants to build a golf driving range on their campus. The range isn't just focused on the golf team though. The range, when completed will help serve additional program within the school and provide access to the game that current students do not have. Additionally, the facility will be open to the community to use. The OSAA Foundation will support the nets for the initiative.

Days Creek Charter School

The weight room at Days Creek Charter School has become a point of frustration within the school. With many of the weights being outdated and unsafe, the OSAA Foundation is helping support a new weight system to be purchased by the school. This initiative will not only get more students at the school active but with a gym/workout facility not nearby Days Creek, the weight room will be open for the community to use throughout the year.

Dallas High School

Dallas High School and the athletic programs are the heart and soul of the community. Last year, Dallas started an initiative to put field turf on their field that was unusable for much of the year. The OSAA Foundation is proud to be part of the final push for the project to be fully funded before ground breaking this summer. Dallas will be able to play on their new turf field this football season.

Reynolds High School

Zero period weight lifting is one of the most popular classes at Reynolds HS. The problem is that the weight systems were geared more to the male population than the female population. The OSAA Foundation Grant will be used to purchase a wider array of weights and implements to get more female participation in the program. Overall, Reynolds HS hopes that this translates into more participation by female's in their athletic programs.

2017-18 Grant Recipients

2017 was the fourth year of the OSAA Foundation Participation Grant. This grant was formed to help schools fund initiatives that would increase participation within the walls of their schools in OSAA activities. In 2017, the OSAA Foundation Board distributed five grants for a sum of $49,558. See the recipients stories below.

Camas Valley High School

Track and Field is a shining program for the Hornets of Camas Valley. Even with limited resources and a population that is high in poverty, the community has surrounded the program. The grant will help fund the purchase of additional equipment to get even more of their 67 students out to participate in 2017-18.

Mazama High School

Tennis programs have not been a part of the Mazama offerings for quite some time but with rejuvenated support, the OSAA Foundation grant will help bring the program back to the Vikings. The grant will not only help with the construction of new courts on the Mazama campus, but help bring back to program in the Klamath Basin.

North Lake High School

Silver Lake, Oregon is in the heart of Southern Oregon with very little around it. North Lake had a vision to create a Track and Field complex that their school and community could be proud of. Along with a number of other supporters, the grant will help build that complex and give the opportunity for North Lake to host track meets when they could not have before.

Baker High School

The community of Baker surrounds their athletic programs like no other. The community and school district had a vision to help bring additional fields that could be played after darkness. The OSAA Foundation grant will help bring lights to the night in Baker so they can keep the great momentum going with their participation.

Triangle Lake High School

Triangle Lakes track facility has been sub-standard for some time and in some parts dangerous to run on. With the OSAA Foundation's help, Triangle Lake can get one step closer to finishing their facility and bring track back to prominence in this small town near Eugene.

2016-17 Grant Recipients

2016 was the third year of the OSAA Foundation Participation Grant. This grant was formed to help schools fund initiatives that would increase participation within the walls of their schools in OSAA activities. In 2016, the OSAA Foundation Board distributed five grants for a sum of $39,300. See the winners stories below.

Echo High School

In a 1A school, all students are needed to field teams. Echo is making strides to get their elementary and junior high school involved with Echo Athletics. This grant awarded Echo with funds to help brand their lower levels with Echo and the refurbishment of a wrestling mat they purchased over time. These two initatives are planned to increase participation to over 70%.

South Umpqua High School

South Umpqua was a recipient of some major corporate support in the spring of 2016 with a generous donation of workout equipment from Adidas. The gear was shared between the high school and middle school programs. The OSAA Foundation Grant then helped fill in the rest of the request by helping them with Track and Field equipment for their jumpers and money to update their wrestling room.

Sutherlin High School

When the high school field is one of the only fields to partcipate on in a community, wear and tear can be problematic. Sutherlin's proposal was to field turf their football field to allow, not only their students, but all community members to have space to participate. In the Fall, Sutherlin HS will no longer have to move games due to an unplayable field.

North Eugene High School

Cheerleading and Dance are activities that have to find any space to practice and are normally overlooked in a number of buildings, but not at North Eugene. North Eugene has a space on their campus that they will transform into a Cheerleading and Dance Studio starting in the Fall of 2016. The Highlanders say so long to the cafeteria or hallways for practice and hello to a room just for them!

Silverton High School

At a 5A high school, not having an articifial surface is rare. With so many students in a building, having a place for teams to collect even on rainy days is vital. This project will bring Silverton High School to the forefront of artificial surfaces in the Salem area. This projects not only helps Silverton HS but also the countless community organizations that were unable to participate due to a natural field.

2015-16 Grant Recipients

2015 was the second year of the OSAA Foundation Participation Grant. This grant was formed to help schools fund initiatives that would increase participation within the walls of their schools in OSAA activities. In 2015, the OSAA Foundation Board distributed four grants for a sum of $34,000. See the winners stories below.

Cascade High School

Participation can be defined in a number of ways and Cascade helped expand the definition in 2015. Three of the grant's focuses will be on athletic leadership, team climate building events prior to the school year kicking off and a piece dedicated to bringing in speakers to discuss a variety of topics. The fourth prong of the grant was one that extended the definition as it focused on getting more students in the school involved in supporting one another at sporting events. The Cascade Cougar Fan Club did an incredible job presenting their ideas of getting participation of students off of the playing field.

Powder Valley High School

Powder Valley's proposal optimizes what this grant was primarily established for. Powder Valley co-ops with Baker for a number of activities throughout the school year. The administration at the school sent out a survey to the student body to figure out if soccer would be a supported activity if it was offered by this 1A school. The overwhelming response was yes! This grant will help build and maintain a soccer field for the school as they lift off the program in the fall of 2015.

Union High School

Facilities for weight lifting and conditioning can be tough to find in a small town like Union. Many students and faculty travel to LaGrande on a regular basis to visit facilities where they feel that the environment and equipment is safe. Union High School's grant will be to remodel the weight room at the school not just for the students but for the community as well. The grant will be used to breath life back into a weight lifting curriculum and provide a safe resource for students locally.

Riddle High School

The City of Riddle and the surrounding areas are blue collar to the core. A strong work ethic and the ability to overcome adversity optimizes the area that has been struggling through an economic depression. Riddle High School's grant will be focused on building an additional facility where wrestling can practice safely and physical education can be brought to the forefront. Additionally, this new facility will free up space within the current buildings for expanded technical training programs.

2014-15 Grant Recipients

2014 was the first year of the OSAA Foundation Participation Grant. This grant was formed to help schools fund initiatives that would increase participation within the walls of their schools in OSAA activities. In 2014, the OSAA Foundation Board distributed five grants for a sum of $42,000. See the winners stories below.

Corbett High School

CHS submitted a Youtube video and visual simulation of how the OSAA Foundation grant could help renovate their weight room. The student presenters described, step by step, the changes that would be made to the weight room to help attract current and potential athletes back to their local gym. The Corbett Booster Club and School District have also provided funding for this project.

Cottage Grove High School

The evolution of Cottage Grove Athletics began in 2012 with a focus on the core values of Respect, Integrity, and Excellence. This Character Education Program was implemented and has shown to increase participation since its inception. The Three-Sport Athlete Program, The Order of the L (academic program), the Athlete's Council (leadership), Pride Talks (former athlete engagement) and Pride Kickoff Assemblies are all parts of the program. OSAA Foundation funds will be used to expand the program for additional engagement and participation opportunities.

Grant Union High School

In May, 2011 Grant Union JR/SR High School encountered a flood which severely damaged the Track and Field facility. To divert the flood waters from the school the water was redirected through the track facility, damaging all aspects of the field and track. The OSAA Foundation grant was one of the last portions of funding needed to start the renovation of the track facility which is used by schools within 100 miles of John Day. The Track and Field facility should be open and ready to use by the start of the 2015 track season.

Vernonia High School

The City of Vernonia has been hit with two major floods within the past 20 years. The most recent was in 2006 when Vernonia was hit by major flooding and the schools were declared a total loss. The community passed a building bond to relocate the school to higher ground. Due to budgetary constraints, outside athletic facilities were not completed. The OSAA Foundation Grant would help provide a new grass practice area adjacent to the school building, allowing access to the schools athletic programs and physical educations classes.

Willamette High School

The What's Your Game Program is an attempt to increase participation at Willamette High School. The program is geared toward incoming 9th graders to find out what they are interested in, informing them of the opportunities to participate at the school and tearing down hurdles that would inhibit students from participating. This program would engage upperclassmen to be mentors and ambassadors to the schools programs.