NCAA Grant Program Incentive for New Programs

[Mac]

Those of you who are looking to start new D-1 programs at major universities should be aware of this. It's meager, but it's a start:

"Over 35 schools have started men’s volleyball programs since the beginning of the Men’s NCAA Collegiate Grant Program, which is administered by USA Volleyball. The program offers a $6,000 grant to an NCAA institution that establishes and sustains a men’s varsity volleyball program for three years."

Who's game?

www.ncaasports.com/volleyball/mens/story/8647407

[IdahoBoy]

So... let me get this straight... $2k a year to keep a vb program going for 3?

Wow... that's hardly worth it... that's not enough to buy volleyballs for practice.

[IdahoBoy]

Didn't the NCAA revoke BYU's '04 championship?

Or maybe they only revoke it when it's not in their favor:

"The Cougars started its program in 1990, and have won three NCAA Championships in 1999, 2001 and 2004. "

[newburyvball]

D3 programs really take full advantage of this. Teams that have been added in the last 5 years that have used this (Carthage, Lasell, Mt. Ida, Emmanuel, Southern Vermont, Green Mountain College, Nazareth) to just name a few. For most D3 programs having part time coaches.. this is probally enough to cover the 1 year stipend to pay their coach. Yes most d3 part time coaches are making only from about 5-8 thousand per season.