Travel Funding

Funding will be allocated to the top five (5) athletes in each event, provided first to the defending U.S. Outdoor Champion in each event, and then to the top four ranked outdoor performers based on the 2006 U.S. Outdoor List. If the defending U.S. Outdoor Champion is not entered in the Outdoor Championships by the on-time entry deadline (June 12, 2006, 11:59 p.m. ET) and does not have the qualifying standard, funding will be allocated to the top five (5) performers in each event who have entered by the on-time entry deadline and are qualified. Furthermore athletes who are defending champions will only be allocated in the event that they are defending champions for.

Please note that the defending champion and the next four or five ranked athletes must have met the qualifying standard set during the 2006 outdoor season to qualify for travel allocations.

In order to be eligible for the Outdoor Championships travel allocations, an athlete must be a current USATF member in good standing; must have entered by the on-time entry deadline (June 12, 2006, 11:59 p.m., ET); must have met the qualifying standard set during the 2006 outdoor season; and must be a citizen of the United States of America and eligible to represent the USA at all levels of international competition.

In addition to the payments as described above, funding will be provided to all athletes who were not allocated funding prior to the Outdoor Championships but who have placed top four (4) at the event. Travel allocations checks will not be distributed until all drug testing results have become final. It usually takes 4-6 weeks from the date of the event for test results to be sent to USA Track & Field. Once USATF receives the test results, it will then release payments to athletes, so please make sure the Elite Athlete Department has your most up-to-date mailing address on file.