Boost Grant Results
For two years, Everlast Climbing Boost Grants have helped schools and youth-serving organizations bring climbing to their programs.
- Total grants awarded
- $76,360
- Grants awarded
- 42
- Applications received
- 45
Helping youth reach new heights
For two years now, Everlast Climbing has been proud to support organizations in their quest to add a climbing wall to their programming. Our Boost Grants provided awards of up to $5,000 to schools and other youth-serving organizations.
Our “boost” of support is helping youth reap the many benefits of rock climbing, and we are planning another grant cycle starting in July of 2027.
Lakeview Public Schools
Cottonwood, Minnesota
Lakeview Public Schools in Cottonwood, Minnesota was the first 2026 Boost Grant recipient to have its climbing wall installed.
More opportunity. More climbing.
- 93%
- of applications awarded grants
- 82%
- of applications came from schools
- 21 states and D.C.
- represented by applicants
Full results and 2025 comparison
| Program results | 2026 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Total grants awarded | $76,360 | $80,500 |
| Applications received | 45 | 70 |
| Grants awarded | 42 | 61 |
| Average grant award | $1,697 | $1,320 |
| Applications awarded grants | 93% | 87% |
| Applications from schools | 82% | 90% |
| Where applicants came from | 21 states and D.C. | 30 states |
2026 states represented
Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Iowa, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Washington, D.C.
2025 states represented
Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin, and West Virginia.
What climbing can make possible
“I am hoping this wall can serve as an inspiring and unifying element in our building bringing diverse groups together through the sport of rock climbing.”
“A climbing wall will add more variety to the activities that youth can participate in at the Boys & Girls Club. This is especially important for youth who may not be interested in traditional sports, providing another outlet for physical exercise, confidence, and healthy socialization.”
“The rock wall will be an inclusive and engaging resource that promotes lifelong fitness while meeting the diverse physical and sensory needs of our students.”
How Boost Grants work
Use the grant details below to plan your project. Application dates and purchase deadlines for the next cycle will be announced when the program launches.
Plan your project
Choose your space, build your budget, and consider how climbing can benefit your program.
Apply when it opens
Review the new cycle's requirements and tell us about your organization and wall project.
Receive a decision
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, with email decisions within two weeks.
Put your boost to work
Apply your awarded voucher toward an Everlast Climbing wall purchase.
Eligibility and award details
Boost Grants support schools and youth-serving organizations in the continental United States with climbing wall project budgets of at least $10,000. Individual awards are available up to $5,000.
Applicants are notified by email within two weeks of applying. Awarded grants are issued as vouchers toward an Everlast Climbing wall purchase, completed within the purchase deadlines and terms for that cycle.
Application dates and purchase deadlines for the next cycle will be announced when the program launches.