The NCAA is accepting applications for the 2010-11 and 2011-12 Division II Coaching Enhancement Grant.

The program, which provides funds to help Division II institutions create new assistant coaching positions, is designed to address the issues of access, recruitment, selection and long-term success of women, ethnic minorities and other individuals in the division who seek to overcome hiring barriers.

The grant provides $16,000 annually. Recipient institutions are required to contribute $8,000 annually and commit to funding the position for the two-year grant as well as an additional three years. 

Selected coaches would begin in the fall of 2010.

The application deadline is January 25, 2010. For more information about the program, contact Ira Childress, NCAA assistant director for diversity and inclusion, at ichildress@ncaa.org or 317/917-6970.