The USTA offers a variety of grants to help grow the game of tennis in many ways. Below please find a short description of each grant, along with key dates and requirements. Feel free to contact grants@usta.com for further information and questions.

Diversity / Multicultural
Wheelchair
School Tennis
Event / Workshops
Organization
Parks & Recreation
College and University
Programming
Player Development
USTA Tennis & Education Foundation

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“Aces for Kids”
Aces for Kids is a national initiative of the USTA that is overseen by the USTA Tennis & Education Foundation in conjunction with the USTA Public Affairs Committee.  It strives to promote healthy lifestyles by combating childhood/adult obesity by providing disadvantaged, at-risk children the opportunity to learn to play tennis and improve their academic skills in a structured format; develop computer literacy; interact with a mentor and other students; and attend college preparatory sessions. Please click here to view the Request For Proposal "Aces For Kids" Initiative.

National Contact:  Karen Martin-Eliezer, Executive Director, USTA Tennis & Education Foundation  (914) 696-7133, Eliezer@usta.com

Grant Amount:  Maximum $25,000
# Available:  Varies
Date Apps Available:  Varies based upon Round of funding
Date Apps Due Section:  Not applicable
Date Apps Due USTA:  May 31, 2006
Date Grant Awarded:  July, 2006

Diversity / Multicultural
Multicultural Excellence Program Grant Provide funding to competitive junior development programs that are training youngsters aspiring to achieve national and/or international rankings. Funding will be based on number of players with sectional and national rankings in a specific program. Must be a year-round program that provides a high level of on-court instruction and off-court training opportunities. Must have a history of developing tournament level players.

National Contact: Iris Rivera, Coordinator, Special Projects (914) 697-2281, irivera@usta.com
Grant Amount: $5,000 to $20,000
# Available: Varies
Date Apps Available: 1-Nov
Date Apps Due Section: End of December
Date Apps Due USTA: January
Date Grant Awarded: February

Multicultural Individual Player Grant for National Competition & Training
Provide funding to competitive junior players aspiring to achieve national and/or international rankings. Funding will be based on the success level of the player in the previous year. Must be training and competing in tournaments year-round. Have a history of strong national tournament results.

National Contact: Iris Rivera, Coordinator, Special Projects (914) 697-2281, irivera@usta.com
Grant Amount: $2,500 to $10,000
# Available: Varies Data
Apps Available: 1-Nov
Date Apps Due Section: End of December
Date Apps Due USTA: January
Data Grant Awarded: February

Okechi Womeodu Scholar Athlete Grant
Honor the memory, life, and achievements of Okechi Womeodu, who otherwise would have had a very promising future, on and off the court. Reward players who work to excel as much in the classroom as in sports. Must be training and competing in tournaments year-round. Have a history of strong national tournaments results and a minimum GPA of 3.0.

National Contact: Iris Rivera, Coordinator, Special Projects (914) 697-2281, irivera@usta.com
Grant Amount: $5,000
# Available: 2 will be awarded 1 male and 1 female
Date Apps Available: 1-Nov
Date Apps Due Section: End of December
Date Apps Due USTA: January
Date Grant Awarded: February

Community Outreach Grant
Offer funding to programs that provide individuals with tennis and life skills development opportunities. Must be a year-round program. Must have a history of conducting effective tennis programs in the underserved community.

National Contact: Valerie Chin, Outreach, (914) 696-7160, chin@usta.com
Grant Amount: $5,000 to $20,000
# Available: Varies
Date Apps Available: Early November
Date Apps Due Section: End of December
Date Apps Due USTA: January
Date Grant Awarded: March-April

Multicultural Open Forum
As a result of the USTA Diversity Plan: Multicultural Focus, the USTA offers funding to assist the USTA Sections in hosting a Multicultural Open Forum.

National Contact: Iris Rivera, Coordinator, Special Projects (914) 697-2281, irivera@usta.com
Grant Amount: $1,000
# Available: 17; 1 per USTA Section

Multicultural USTA Tennis Teachers Conference and Arthur Ashe Kids Day Moderator Scholarship
Provide funding to cover expenses for multicultural coaches to attend USTA Tennis Teachers Conference and assist with Arthur Ashe Kids Day.

National Contact Iris Rivera, Coordinator, Special Projects (914) 697-2281, irivera@usta.com
Grant Amount: $1,000
# Available: 17; 1 per USTA Section Date
Apps Available: June
Date Apps Due Section: July
Date Apps Due USTA: July
Date Grant Awarded: September

USTA Section Diversity Grant
As a result of the USTA Diversity Plan: Multicultural Focus, the USTA Sections are offered one grant for use to expand diversity efforts both internally in their staff and volunteer base, and externally in their efforts to grow the game of tennis.

National Contact: Karlyn Lothery, Chief Diversity Officer, (914) 696-7000, lothery@usta.com
Grant Amount: Varies
# Available: 17; 1 per USTA Section
Date Apps Available: End of January
Date Apps Due USTA: End of Februrary
Date Grant Awarded: Mid-March

USTA Adaptive Tennis Workshop Grants
National Contact: Helyn Edwards, National Manager, Adaptive Tennis; (305) 735-8321; hedwards@usta.com
Grant Amount: Up to $500
# Available: 6
Date Apps Available: March 2006
Date Apps Due USTA: Year Round
Date Grant Awarded: Year Round

USTA Adaptive Tennis Clinic Grants
National Contact: Helyn Edwards, National Manager, Adaptive Tennis; (305) 735-8321; hedwards@usta.com
Grant Amount: Up to $500
# Available: 6
Date Apps Available: March 2006
Date Apps Due USTA: Year
Round Date Grant Awarded: Year Round

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Wheelchair

Wheelchair Tournament Grant
Grants available to support wheelchair tennis tournaments sanctioned by ITF.

National Contact: Shannon Hatton, (914) 696-7291, hatton@usta.com
Grant Amount: Range from $500 - $10,000
# Available: Varies
Date Apps Available: TBD
Date Apps Due USTA: TBD
Date Grant Awarded: TBD

Wheelchair Tennis Player Development Program
Grants available for elite or developing wheelchair players that participate in the Wheelchair Player Development program for training and equipment.

National Contact: Shannon Hatton, (914) 696-7291, hatton@usta.com
Grant Amount: $1,250
# Available: Varies

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School Tennis

USTA School Tennis
Assistance in obtaining tennis equipment for school programs (ex. racquets, portable nets, and easy-to-rally tennis balls), teacher friendly lesson plans, teacher training, and after school program grants.

National Contact: Jason Jamison, National Manager, School Tennis (623) 374-4905, jamison@usta.com

In-School Support
Grant Amount: Free and discount equipment kits range from $250 - $500 ; Lesson plans and teacher trainings are provided for free

After School Support
Grant Amount: $500 - $5000
# Available: Varies--apply via USTA sections
Date Apps Available: Year Round
Date Apps Due Section: Year Round
Date Apps Due USTA: Year Round
Date Grant Awarded: As Ordered

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Event / Workshops
Community Tennis Development Workshop (CTDW) Partial Scholarship
Workshop scholarships available for those who might not otherwise be able to attend. Must be integrally involved in the development of a CTA. Must first register for the workshop and pay associated fees. Must have exhausted all local, district and section resource possibilities before applying for national funds. Priority will be given to applicants from organizations that have never received a scholarship. District and Section Staff are not eligible to apply.

National Contact: David Slade, National Manager, Community Tennis Associations (914) 696-7241, slade@usta.com
Grant Amount: $500
# Available: 2 per Section
Date Apps Available: October
Date Apps Due Section: November
Date Apps Due USTA: November
Date Grant Awarded: January

NJTL CTDW Scholarship
NJTL Chapter/Program Leaders who have demonstrated continued excellence in youth programming. Only one person per active chapter/program is eligible to attend. Criteria includes: scope of on-court program; number of multicultural youngsters participating; number of scholarships provided to youngsters in need; association with local CTA; interaction with other local organizations, including Park & Recreation Dept.

National Contact: Dan Limbago, National Manager, NJTL, (914) 696-7038, limbago@usta.com
Grant Amount: Conference Registration and hotel rooms (based on shared double occupancy)
# Available: 3-4 per Section depending on # of NJTLs in Section
Date Apps Available: October
Date Apps Due Section:
Varies by Section
Date Apps Due USTA: November
Date Grant Awarded: January

USTA Pro Circuit Community Involvement Day Grant
Heighten Awareness re: Community Programs w/ Pro Circuit. The grant is applicable to funding various activities during a USTA Pro Circuit tournament, i.e. Kid's Day, Wheelchair Tennis Exhibition.

National Contact: Laurie Mignarri, Pro Circuit Coordinator, (914) 696-7032, mignarri@usta.com
Grant Amount: $500 to $3,000
# Available: Varies
Date Apps Available: October & April
Date Apps Due Section: N/A
Date Apps Due USTA: November & May
Date Grant Awarded: December & June

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Organization

USTA Community Funding Grant
Available to community tennis associations registered with the USTA and classified as an IRS 501c(3) nonprofit organization or have a fiscal agent. Three types of grants are awarded: Project/Program Support, Organizational Capacity Building Support and General Operating Support, in three funding areas: Tennis Program Development, Marketing and Promotion and Training and Education.

National Contact: David Slade, Community Tennis Associations Manager, (914) 696-7241, slade@usta.com
Grant Amount: $5,000 to $25,000
# Available: Varies
Date Apps Available: Late September
Date Apps Due Section: Application sent directly to USTA National with Section and district letters of support
Date Apps Due USTA: October
Date Grant Awarded: January

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Parks & Recreation

NRPA/USTA Tennis in the Parks
Tennis in the Parks is a strategic initiative designed to assist any community eager to improve and expand opportunities for the public to play tennis. The TIP Initiative has a three-pronged approach.

First, TIP is focused on quality tennis programming from instruction, team tennis and league play to marketing and partnerships.

Second, TIP is focused on making sure that public tennis facility infrastructure is in optimum condition. This is accomplished through facility design and construction manuals and consultations to provide technical assistance as well as the USTA Public Facility Funding program, which covers facility renovation and new construction. (See details below)

Third, TIP is committed to ensuring the sustainability of tennis in the public park sector by developing an advocacy agenda to support master planning to include tennis, mounting bond referendum support for community projects that include tennis and building a network of local tennis advocates eager to reach out to local policy makers about the need and benefits of quality tennis programming and infrastructure.

Tennis is more than a facility and isn?t just an instructional program. The TIP Initiative provides resources that add value to what a community is already doing to improve practice and delivery of quality tennis opportunities. TIP does not just
provide financial support.

National Contact(s): Karen A. Ford, USTA, National Manager, Tennis in the Parks, (914) 696-7230, ford@usta.com and Jessica Parker, NRPA, Program Manager, (703) 858-2162, jparker@nrpa.org
Grant Amount: Combination of resources, including small cash grants and dependent on agencies goals and needs.
# Available: Varies
Date Apps Available: Existing TIP agencies -- Evaluation/Renewal Forms available mid-September;
New TIP agencies -- Pre-assessment Forms available mid-October.
Date Apps Due Section: NA
Date Apps Due USTA/NRPA: Early January
Date Resources Awarded: January; Public Facility Funded exception (See details below)

Public Facility Funding
The USTA Public Facility Funding program is part of the second focus of the Tennis in the Parks Initiative. (See details above) To be eligible for this grant opportunity, public agencies/facilities must complete the Tennis in the Park Initiative pre-assessment or evaluation/renewal forms.

This grant opportunity focuses on making sure that public tennis facility infrastructure is in optimum condition. This grant requires an additional, more comprehensive application to be completed, after the online TIP pre-assessment or evaluation/renewal forms have been accepted.

All communities with a complete online TIP pre-assessment or evaluation/renewal form may request a facility funding application. This application will need to be completed and submitted by one of the three deadlines below.

Public Facility Funding Grant Categories:

Category I: Grants up to $2,500 from the USTA National office that must be matched, dollar-for-dollar, for facility improvements, including fixed amenities, e.g. resurfacing, windscreens, backboards, fencing, lighting systems, etc.

Category II: Reconstruction: Grants up to $100,000 or 20% of the total project budget (whichever is less) for any reconstruction of or expansion to existing public tennis facilities -- limited to facilities with four or more tennis courts.

Category III: New Construction: Grants up to $200,000 or 20% of the total project budget (which ever is less) for any new construction of public tennis facilities of four courts or more.

Public Facility Funding Grant Cycles and Deadlines:

Applications Submitted by: February 15th, announce Recipients March 14th
Applications Submitted by: May 15th, announce Recipients by June 9th
Applications Submitted by: September 15th, announce Recipients by October 13th

National Contact: Shannon Hatton, USTA, Programs Coordinator, (914) 696-7291, facilityfunding@usta.com
Grant Amount: Category I: up to $2,500; Category II: up to $100,000 or 20% project total; Category III: up to $200,000 or 20% of total project.
# Available: Varies
Date Apps Available: Year-round, prerequisite (See above)
Date Apps Due Section: NA
Date Apps Due USTA: Varies (See above)
Date Grant Awarded: Varies (See above)

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College and University

Campus Recreation Team Tennis Start Up Grant
Start-up grant available to college recreation and intramural directors for team tennis programs on campus. Applicants apply on NIRSA website.

National Contact: Glenn Arrington, National Tennis Manager, (386) 447-6867, arrington@usta.com
Grant Amount: up to $1,000
# Available: Varies
Date Apps Available: April -- for fall programming
Date Apps Due Section: NIRSA discusses application with sections
Date Apps Due USTA: June 15; NIRSA recommends grants to USTA committee
Date Grant Awarded: 15-Jul

Campus Recreation Special Activity
Grant Grant available for hosting a promotional tennis event designed to create awareness and initiate registration in campus tennis programs.

National Contact: Glenn Arrington, National Tennis Manager, (386) 447-6867, arrington@usta.com
Grant Amount: up to $500
# Available: Varies
Date Apps Available: April -- for fall programming
Date Apps Due Section: NIRSA discusses application with sections
Date Apps Due USTA: June 15; NIRSA recommends grants to USTA committee
Date Grant Awarded: 15-Jul

Campus Recreation Support Grant
Grant available for expanding existing campus recreational tennis programs.

National Contact: Glenn Arrington, National Tennis Manager, (386) 447-6867, arrington@usta.com
Grant Amount: up to $500
# Available: Varies
Date Apps Available: April -- for fall programming
Date Apps Due Section: NIRSA discusses application with sections
Date Apps Due USTA: June 15; NIRSA recommends grants to USTA committee
Date Grant Awarded: 15-Jul

Campus Varsity Team Tennis Start Up Grant
Start-up grant available for varsity coaches to develop a recreational based team tennis program for non-varsity students.

National Contact: Glenn Arrington, National Tennis Manager, (386) 447-6867, arrington@usta.com Grant Amount: up to $1,000
# Available: Varies
Date Apps Available: April -- for fall programming
Date Apps Due Section: ITA discusses application with sections
Date Apps Due USTA: July 1; ITA recommends grants to USTA committee
Date Grant Awarded: 1-Aug

Campus Varsity Community Outreach Grant
Grant available to varsity tennis coaches to new initiate new programs that service the campus and local community, multicultural groups, or special populations.

National Contact: Glenn Arrington, National Tennis Manager, (386) 447-6867, arrington@usta.com
Grant Amount: up to $1,000
# Available: Varies
Date Apps Available: April -- for fall programming
Date Apps Due Section: ITA discusses application with sections
Date Apps Due USTA: July 1; ITA recommends grants to USTA committee
Date Grant Awarded: 1-Aug

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Programming

USTA Jr. Team Tennis Stipends 
Area League Coordinators are eligible for stipends to increase the number of teams in existing leagues or to start a new league.

National Contact: Marikate Murren, National Manager, Junior Team Tennis, (914) 696-7234, murren@usta.com
Amount: $250 to $1000
# Available: Varies by Section
Date Apps Available: January
Date Apps Due Section: Varies
Date Apps Due USTA: Sections submit by November 1
Date Grant Awarded: Mid-November

NJTL Arthur Ashe Essay Contest
"Why is Arthur Ashe A Legend?" Essay
must be 300 words or less. Education and public relations opportunity and a great way to show community leaders that NJTL is more than just tennis.

National Contact: Ellen Louis, Outreach Coordinator, (914) 696-7037, louis@usta.com
Grant Amount: Plaque for Section Winner / All Expenses Paid Trip to AAKD for child + 1 chaperone for National winner
# Available: 1 Boy / 1 Girl; Ages:10/12/14/16/18
Date Apps Available: 1-Feb
Date Apps Due Section: N/A
Date Apps Due USTA: 10-Jul
Date Grant Awarded: First week in August

NJTL Tennis and Leadership Camp Scholarship
The USA Tennis NJTL Tennis and Leadership Camp provides an educational tennis experience for USA Tennis NJTL participants who chould not afford such an opportunity. The weeklong session emphasizes character and leadership development, good sportsmanship, physical fitness, proper nutrition,and other healthy attitudes. Tennis is the focus of the week; however, other activities are planned such as sightseeing, cultural, sporting, and social activities. Player must be a current NJTL participant; 12-14 years of age; within the JNTRP's skill rating level of 3.0-4.5; and whose family demonstrates a financial need.

National Contact: Dan Limbago, limbago@usta.com, (914) 696-7000
Grant Amount: All Expenses Paid
# Available: Based on Section strength of active Chapter/ Programs
Date Apps Available: Late April
Date Apps Due Section: Mid May
Date Apps Due USTA: Early June
Date Grant Awarded: Late June

Coaches Commissions
Grant available to sections to administer coaches commissions camps.

National Contact: Erin Williams, erinw@usta.com, (305) 365-8744
Grant Amount: up to $5,000 per section
# Available: 1 per section
Date Apps Available: Year Round
Date Apps Due Section: Year Round
Date Apps Due USTA: Rolling basis
Date Grant Awarded: Rolling basis

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Player Development

Sport Science Research Grant
Grant available for sports science related research.

National Contact: Scott Riewald, Administrator, Sports Science (305) 365-8760, riewald@usta.com
Grant Amount: Varies
# Available: Varies
Date Apps Available: Available online Year Round
Date Apps Due Section: Submitted to committee in July
Date Apps Due USTA: Submitted to committee in July
Date Grant Awarded: August

Sport Science Education Grant
Grant available to USPTA & PTR for education sessions with approved curriculum at their national conferences.

National Contact: Scott Riewald, Administrator, Sports Science (305) 365-8760, riewald@usta.com
Grant Amount: $7,500
# Available: 2 for each conference
Date Grant Awarded: Beginning of Year

USTA Tennis & Education Grant

USTA Tennis & Education Foundation
Awarded to nonprofit organizations that support efforts in tennis and education to help disadvantaged, at-risk youth and people
with disabilities. Consideration is given to NJTL programs and those following "Aces for Kids" model.

National Contact: Ellen Del Colle, USTA T&EF, (914) 696-7074, DelColle@usta.com
Grant Amount: Applicants may request specific amounts in their proposals
# Available: Varies
Date Apps Available: Online Year Round
Date Apps Due USTA: March 15 & October 15
Date Grant Awarded: May & December

USTA Tennis & Education Player Incentive Scholarships/Incentive Award
To encourage the development of USTA youth tennis program participants (18 years or younger) with great potential and a commitment to higher education. Scholarships are available to high school seniors and incentive awards are available to middle and high school students.

National Contact: Jackie Materasso, Foundation Coordinator, USTA T&EF, (914) 696-7175, materasso@usta.com
Grant Amount: $500; nonrenewable, to be applied towards tournament fees, lessons, programs, etc.
# Available: Varies
Date Apps Available: end of October
Date Apps Due Section: February
Date Apps Due USTA: March
Date Grant Awarded: May

Dwight F. Davis Memorial Scholarship
Awards college educational scholarships annually to one high school senior who has excelled academically, participated extensively in USTA youth tennis programs, and who is entering a four-year college or university program to support the individual pursuit of excellence in academics and tennis.

National Contact: Jackie Materasso, Foundation Coordinator, USTA T&EF, (914) 696-7175, materasso@usta.com
Grant Amount: $7,500
# Available: 2
Date Apps Available: End of October
Date Apps Due Section: February
Date Apps Due USTA: March
Date Grant Awarded: Mid-April

Dwight Mosley Scholarship
Available to high school seniors of ethnically diverse heritage who have excelled academically, participated extensively in USTA youth tennis programs, and who are entering a four-year college or university program. Applicants must demonstrate sportsmanship on and off the court.

National Contact: Jackie Materasso, Foundation Coordinator, USTA T&EF, (914) 696-7175 materasso@usta.com
Grant Amount: $10,000; $2,500 per year, for 4 years
# Available : 2; 1 female, 1 male
Date Apps Available: End of October
Date Apps Due Section: February
Date Apps Due USTA: March
Date Grant Awarded: Mid-April

Eve Kraft Scholarship
This one-time only scholarship is being offered to two high school seniors, one male and one female, who have excelled both academically and in the sport of tennis and who reside in an economically disadvantaged community.

National Contact: Jackie Materasso, Foundation Coordinator, USTA T&EF, (914) 696-7175 materasso@usta.com
Grant Amount: $2,500
# Available: 2; 1 female, 1 male
Date Apps Available: End of October
Date Apps Due Section: February
Date Apps Due USTA: March
Date Grant Awarded: Mid-April

MassMutual Scholarship
MassMutual Financial Group partners with the USTA Tennis & Education Foundation to award high school seniors who demonstrate academic excellence, participate in tennis programs approved by the USTA T&EF, have strong community service, and demonstrate financial need.

National Contact: Jackie Materasso, Foundation Coordinator, USTA T&EF, (914) 696-7175 materasso@usta.com
Grant Amount: $5,000 # Available: 35
Date Apps Available: End of October
Date Apps Due Section: February
Date Apps Due USTA: March
Date Grant Awarded: Mid-April

USTA Tennis & Education Foundation College Education Scholarship
The USA Tennis Foundation awards college educational scholarships annually to high school seniors who have excelled academically and participated extensively in USTA youth tennis programs. The scholarship is payable up to four years at $1,500 per year. If a recipient of a college education scholarship is enrolling in a two-year community college program, the recipient must prepare a written request for the scholarship to continue should the student transfer to a four-year college or university.

National Contact: Jackie Materasso, Foundation Coordinator, USTA T&EF, (914) 696-7175, materasso@usta.com
Grant Amount: $6000; $1,500 per year, for four years
# Available: Varies
Date Apps Available: End of October
Date Apps Due Section: February
Date Apps Due USTA: March
Date Grant Awarded: Mid-April

USTA Tennis & Education Foundation College Textbook Scholarship
For high school graduates who have excelled academically, participated extensively in USTA youth tennis programs, and have demonstrated financial need.

National Contact: Jackie Materasso, Foundation Coordinator, USTA T&EF, (914) 696-7175, materasso@usta.com
Grant Amount: $500; nonrenewable
# Available: Varies
Date Apps Available: End of October
Date Apps Due Section: February
Date Apps Due USTA: March
Date Grant Awarded: Mid-April

Marian Wood Baird Scholarship
For high school seniors who have excelled academically, demonstrated achievements in leadership, participated extensively in an organized community tennis program and entering a four year college/university program.

National Contact: Jackie Materasso, Foundation Coordinator, USTA T&EF, (914) 696-7175 materasso@usta.com
Grant Amount: 15,000 ($3,750 per year)
# Available: 1
Date Apps Available: End of October
Date Apps Due Section: February
Date Apps Due USTA: March
Date Grant Awarded: Mid-April