What is a Community Resource Request?
The Project Play Community Resource Request connects youth sport and play providers across seven southeast Michigan counties with free support to help kids play, grow and thrive. Whether you’re a recreation department hoping to train your volunteer coaches, a nonprofit looking to certify staff in CPR, a school ready to introduce kids to new sports or a neighborhood group eager to bring a worn-out field or court back to life, this program is built to meet you where you are. You share what your community needs, and Project Play: Southeast Michigan works alongside you to coordinate trusted providers and cover agreed-upon costs. Explore the opportunities below to find the right fit for your organization.
Training and Resource Opportunities
These opportunities help communities put Project Play’s 8 Plays, the strategies that guide our regional work to make youth sports more accessible, safe and developmentally appropriate, into action. The four opportunities below directly advance Train All Coaches, Encourage Sports Sampling, Emphasize Prevention and Think Small “plays.”
Here’s a closer look at what’s available in 2027. Every request is tailored, but most support falls into one of the four areas below. Find the one that fits your goals, and we’ll work with you to shape the details.
Support for Encourage Sports Sampling and Think Small “plays” is intended for smaller projects that can be carried out in the year. Project Play support for Community Resource Requests will not exceed $2,500, with most support not exceeding $1,000.
How the Request Process Works
Selected community hosts and Project Play: Southeast Michigan work side by side to bring each training, event or project to life. It all starts with your organization submitting a request for support.
Selected Community Hosts Provide
Upon approval of support, your organization will be responsible for:
● A consistent local point person
● An appropriate venue or authorized project site
● On-site coordination and timely planning
● Required permissions and organizational documentation. A valid W-9 is needed to receive any payments from CFSEM. Receipts for expenses related to this project may be requested.
● Participation in a brief follow-up and evaluation
Project Play: Southeast Michigan Provides
Upon approval of support, Project Play: Southeast Michigan will be responsible for:
● Coordination of approved vendors and services
● Payment of agreed-upon direct program costs
● A registration link and participant communications, when applicable
● Branded outreach and marketing materials
● Regional promotion and planning support
Application and Selection Timeline
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Submit your request
Request window is open October 19 through November 20.
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Selections announced
Selected community hosts are notified on December 4.
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Plan together
We confirm format, audience, registration and outreach, then get to work!
For questions about the Community Resource Request, please contact Project Play: Southeast Michigan Program Manager Rickey Jackson, Jr. at [email protected].