The next round of allocations for the state’s sports tourism investment fund will likely be by the end of 2024. (Photo of Abessinio Stadium from Salesianum School website.)
Eighteen sports facilities in the First State have submitted applications totaling $47.3 million in requests for upgrades as part of the second round of allocations of the Delaware Sports Tourism Capital Investment Fund.
The applicants include University of Delaware (Rullo Stadium), Abessinio Stadium, Dover Motor Speedway, Dave Marshall/Tennis & Pickleball, and Hudson Fields.
The fund was created in 2023 as part of the Fiscal Year 2024 Bond Bill to provide grants in support of sports facilities like arenas, courts, fields, aquatics facilities, track and field, and more.
According to Jessica Welch, director of the Delaware Tourism Office, this second round of allocations is expected to be announced by the end of the year.
The first round of allocations were announced in June, and included $11.3 million distributed to four locations.