2024 SHE FLIES Community Grant Application to Open After Awarding Over $100,000 in 2023 Through the Sport Oregon Foundation
Grant application process for 2024 opens Feb. 7 on SHEFLIES.org
Sport Oregon today announced that the organization is opening its 2024 SHE FLIES Community Grant cycle Wednesday, Feb. 7, through the Sport Oregon Foundation. Grant-seeking organizations aligning with the SHE FLIES mission and corresponding focus areas are encouraged to apply for 2024 grants at SHEFLIES.org.
SHE FLIES is the flagship initiative of the Sport Oregon Foundation, with a mission to connect girls and women across Oregon to sports, and to create inclusive communities through its programs, partnerships and networks. It aims to do so through three focus areas: keeping girls in the game, empowering women in coaching and promoting fitness for life.
In 2022, SHE FLIES awarded grants to six deserving groups, including Active Children Portland, The Children’s Course, Hood River Outrigger Canoe Club, Ophelia’s Place, the Rose City Rollers and Skate Like a Girl.
In 2023, SHE FLIES built on that momentum by awarding nearly 500 percent more total funds to eight deserving non-profits, including Adaptive Sports Northwest, Adelante Mujeres, Bridge City Soccer Academy, Elite Sports Academy, Friends of Baseball, Girls on the Run Greater Oregon, Portland Tennis & Education and Special Olympics Oregon.
Thanks to a substantial financial commitment of $200,000 from Alaska Airlines in late 2022, Sport Oregon has been able to increase the amount awarded through the SHE FLIES Community Grants program in 2023 and 2024.
“At Alaska Airlines, we believe everyone deserves the opportunity to play, grow and thrive in athletics,” said Harry Cheema, public affairs manager at Alaska Airlines. “We are proud to support Sport Oregon through the She Flies Community Grant program to level the playing field for girls and women in sports. Alaska is committed to improving access to sports and contributing to the growth and development of athletes, and this partnership allows us to reach communities all across the great state of Oregon.”
The application period for this year’s SHE FLIES grants will end Friday, April 5 at 5 p.m. (PST), and applicants will be notified in early May. Sport Oregon will recognize the 2024 SHE FLIES grant recipients during its annual fundraising gala. Fuel the Future benefiting SHE FLIES and the Sport Oregon Foundation will take place on Friday, May 10 at the Multnomah Athletic Club. Funds will be distributed to grantees in June.
In addition to the community grants program, Sport Oregon annually produces a number of special events and relevant programming in support of the SHE FLIES initiative.
The 2024 calendar of SHE FLIES events begins Wednesday, Feb. 7, with Sport Oregon’s National Girls and Women in Sports Day Trivia Night at the Sports Bra in Northeast Portland. The event, which will be held from 6-8 p.m., is first come, first served, with no RSVP required, so interested participants are encouraged to arrive early. Help us celebrate the achievements and contributions of girls and women in sports and test your women’s sports trivia knowledge for a chance to win! Trivia teams can have a maximum of six people, with the top three teams receiving prizes.
For more information on SHE FLIES and additional events and activities on tap this year, go to SHEFLIES.org.