EHA Financial Assistance Program

Read below about EHA's Financial Assistance Program and please contact the EHA Treasurer or EHA President if you have a need for Financial Assistance from the Eagan Hockey Association.

EHA HARDSHIP POLICY 

EHA recognizes that due to various kinds of hardships it may be difficult in a given year for individuals to pay all or part of their registration fees within timetables stated. Therefore, EHA provides for the following: 

PAYMENT PLANS 

EHA will consider a written request for payment of the registration fee in installments. The installments should be scheduled to ensure that a player pays for the ice and other charges incurred up to the due dates. Registration fees must be paid in full by March 15th of the current hockey season. These arrangements must be approved in writing by the EHA President and Treasurer.  

MATCHING GRANTS 

The EHA Board of Directors will consider written requests for waiving part or the entire registration fee from any members who have secured grants to cover hockey registration fees from local Social Services agencies or similar organizations. The arrangements must be approved in writing by the EHA President and Treasurer.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 

Financial assistance is provided by EHA for the purpose of aiding families with hardships. The funds will be available to players in need who request financial assistance in order to participate in hockey. To apply, a written request must be submitted to the EHA Treasurer. Each request will be reviewed and discussed by the Treasurer and President.  

Financial assistance does not include team slush funds and/or personal expenses that are required and/or needed for a player to be part of a traveling team during the season.  

1. All families requesting Financial Assistance consideration must complete the Financial Aid application, which can be found on the Eagan Hockey Association “EHA” website. Incomplete applications will be returned.  

2. Applicants may apply for full assistance, partial assistance or a payment plan.  

3. Financial assistance is designed to help families get through periods of financial stress. This program is not designated as an annual subsidy, and is limited to three years per skater.  

4. The assistance provided only covers the base registration fees. The maximum assistance provided will be 100% of the base registration fees in year 1, 60% in year 2 and 30% in year 3. The policy does not cover any USA Hockey fees, team slush funds, uniforms, apparel, travel or other costs associated with hockey. An exception could be granted for unforeseen financial hardship on the applicant’s family, if approved by the EHA’s Financial Assistance Committee.

5. Preference will be given to those applicants whose families qualify for public assistance programs such as school lunch subsidies, medical assistance or unemployment insurance.  

6. Families who do not fulfill their financial assistance obligation (as specified and documented by the EHA) will not be eligible for aid in subsequent years.  

7. Families that receive financial assistance must fulfill all DIBS (volunteer) requirements; otherwise, they are ineligible for financial assistance in future years.  

8. Financial assistance is provided at the sole discretion of Eagan Hockey’s President and Treasurer. All information is kept strictly confidential.  

FAMILY CATASTROPHE 

The Board of Directors reserves the right to suspend all of the above requirements to the fees of any member in the event that a catastrophe befalls a person or persons, e.g.; the death/disability of a parent/caregiver of a player during the course of the season.

You can download the Application for Financial Assistance below and email it to the EHA Treasurer or EHA President.