Athlete Travel Funding

2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field----Athlete Travel Funding

An allocation of funds in the amount of $1,000 will be provided to athletes in each event who meet the funding criteria below. Funding for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field is not based on qualifying standards. Athletes will receive funding from USATF to help defray their expenses if they have completed on-line entry by the deadline (Monday June 20, 2016 11:59PM PT) and have met one of the following criteria:

• Be an athlete who is ranked in the top 50 in the world, according to the 2015 All-Athletics Outdoor Top List or IAAF Outdoor Top List as of 12/31/15, and/or be an athlete who is ranked Top 4 in the US, according to the 2015 Track & Field News List as of 12/31/15, and who have met the U.S. Olympic Trials “automatic” qualifying mark in the same event during the Olympic Trials qualifying period:

All qualifying performances for the U.S. Olympic Trials must be attained on a standard outdoor track in the period Friday, May 1, 2015 through Sunday, June 26, 2016, or on an indoor track, in the same event, in the period Friday, January 1, 2016 through Sunday, June 26, 2016; except for the 10,000 meters, Decathlon & Heptathlon and 20km Race Walks, whose qualifying period is from Thursday, January 1, 2015 through Sunday, June 26, 2016.

• Athletes whose entry into the Olympic Trials is based solely on the "automatic qualification" (USATF Rule 8) are not eligible to receive funding based on that automatic qualification unless they also have met the criteria listed above.
• The athlete must compete in the Olympic Trials to receive funding. These athletes will receive funds prior to the start of their event during the credentialing process in Eugene, OR. However, if an athlete decides not to compete in the Olympic Trials, these funds must be returned to USATF.

• The top 12 place finishers at the U.S. Olympic Trials who were not previously qualified for funding based on their 2015 performance, will also qualify to receive an allocation of $1,000. These payments will be processed approximately 2 weeks from the last day of competition (subject to the proper forms being completed and submitted to USATF/USOC for processing).

Notes

• Athletes who are eligible to receive travel funding for this event are required to complete the following IRS W-9 Form: IRS Form W-9: Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification (PDF, via IRS.gov).  When submitting W-9’s via fax (fax number: 317-261-0514) attach a cover page with the following information:
  • Attention: Sariyu "Beka" Suggs
  • Event: Name of Event (i.e. 2016 US Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field
• Please make sure your mailing address is up-to-date with USATF. Payments will be processed via the address provided on the completed IRS W-9 forms on file for that payment year.
• NCAA Division 1 athletes with remaining collegiate eligibility should check with their university compliance department to see if they are eligible to receive this funding according to NCAA rules. All other college athletes may not receive prize money payments according to NCAA rules currently in force.

Questions

Contact Sariyu Beka Suggs, USATF at 317-713-4689 or via email at Sariyu.Suggs@usatf.org