Youth Sports Facilities Act of 2024

(1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting youth sports, after public service,;

(2) in subsection (b)(1)—

(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting or youth sports facilities after facilities; and

(B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting or underemployed after unemployed;

(3) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and

(4) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:

In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary may consider the extent to which a project would—

(1) lead to economic diversification in the area, or a part of the area, in which the project is or will be located;

(2) address and mitigate the mental and physical health impacts of sedentary lifestyles and obesity on the health of a community by improving access to recreational space, including by developing youth sports facilities serving the community;

(3) benefit highly rural communities without adequate tax revenues to invest in active lifestyle infrastructure;

(4) support youth sports and recreation to spur economic development, with a focus on urban and rural communities lacking facilities;

(5) promote job creation through youth sports facilities and adjacent businesses that support such facilities; and

(6) promote travel and tourism.