Sanctions Fees

For all sanctions, there is a National USATF fee and an Association fee associated with each sanction.

Number of Participants in the Sanctioned Event	USATF National Fee (ONLY)
1-100	$60.00
101-250	$95.00
251-500	$185.00
501-1,000	$370.00
1,001-2,000	$615.00
2,001-4,000	$1,110.00
4,001-6,000	$1,600.00
6,001-10,000	$3,075.00
10,001 - 15,000	$4,900.00
15,001 - 25,000	$7,400.00
25,001 - 35,000	$9,850.00
35,001 +	$12,300.00

To view sanction fees and access information specific to your event, please choose the appropriate Association on this page.

Sanction Late Fees

Per USATF Regulation 23, event directors should apply for a USATF sanction at least thirty days in advance of the event. Late fees may be assessed for any sanction applications received less than thirty days in advance of such event. The Sanction late fee is only applied to the National Sanction fee.

Application Late fees

Application received prior to the event	Sanction late fee
30 days or more prior to event	No Late fee added to sanction
29-16 days prior to event	10% of the sanction fee
15-8 days prior to event	25% of the sanction fee
7-4 days prior to event	50% of the sanction fee
3 days or less prior to event	100% of the sanction fee

Third-Party Insurance Certificate Fees

USATF can provide third-party certificates of insurance free of charge, with the exception of any late fee that may be assessed. Late fees may be assessed for any third-party insurance certificate requests received less than eight days in advance of such event.

Late fees for Certificate of Insurance Requests

Day Requested Received	Late Fee ($)
8 or more days prior to event	$0.00
7-4 days prior to event	$25.00
3 days	$50.00

Ancillary Fees

Cancellation Fee

Cancellations will be permitted until the date of the sanctioned event. Any cancellations on the day of the event will only be honored if due to inclement weather or at USATF’s sole discretion. All cancellations are subject to a 10% administrative fee of the total sanction fees initially charged.

Waived Insurance Fee

The USATF national fee for all sanctioned events that elect to waive USATF liability insurance will be 25% of the National sanction fee, not to exceed a total charge of $1,000. The USATF Association sanction fee is unchanged.

Series Fee

To qualify as a series event, four criteria must be met:

Three or more like events (same events being contested)
Held at the same location on different dates
Within a six month period of each other
Series events may not exceed a combined total of 250 participants

In the event of a series, these events may apply for a single sanction as a series to reduce paperwork for the event director. The price of the sanction will be determined based on the total number of participants in all events within the series.

Developmental Meet Fee

Developmental meets are classified as youth events within its first or second year of occurrence that do not charge an entry fee of more than $10 per participant, per event. Events that meet the criteria may seek a reduced sanction fee by completing and submitting an application to its local Association.

The reduced national fee for a Developmental meet is $25 (the sanction is also subject to a fee from the local Association).