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NSPF Offers Bigger Grant Pool.(NEWSROOM)(National Swimming Pool Foundation )(Brief Article)

Aquatics International

| June 01, 2005 | Keim, Joshua | COPYRIGHT 2005 Hanley-Wood, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

The National Swimming Pool Foundation will award $500,000 in grants this year--44 percent more than last year.

NSPF attributed the increase to the success of its updated Certified Pool-Spa Operator Handbook and the new Certified Pool Inspector Program, said Tom Lachocki, CEO of NSPF in Colorado Springs, Colo.

The foundation is looking for grant applications in two general research categories: protecting people who are going into the water and encouraging more people to get into the water, Lachocki said.

He added that the size of the 2005 grants budget has attracted more university attention to the aquatics industry and the need for research in that area. "If you can't give grants in the $120,000 range, it doesn't make sense ...

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