The USTA Southwest Section is committed to growing tennis at all levels. A goal of the USTA Southwest Section is to offer grants to organizations and facilities interested in initiating or expanding tennis programs within our communities.
Each year, the USTA Southwest Section Community Tennis Department awards grants to deserving programs and organizations that participate in United States Tennis Association (USTA) programs. The following program grants are available, however, grants are not only limited to these programs.
The USTA Southwest Section welcomes all grant applications for any community-based tennis initiatives.
USTA SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY TENNIS PROGRAM GRANT
Click HERE for the 2013 USTA Southwest Section Program Grant Application Packet.
Click HERE for the 2013 USTA Southwest CT Program Grants Proposed Budget
NOTE: For an application to be complete BOTH the Grant Application and Proposed budget documents must be completed in their entirety and sent back via mail, fax or e-mail to USTA Southwest Community Tennis Manager, Darlene Demory at demory@southwest.usta.com.
NOTE 2: Please download the documents then save to your drive (and then re-name) before going through and inputting your applicant info. Please save your file names so that when they are sent back to us, we can easily identify what group/organization is requesting funding!
GRANT CYCLES
There are two cycles each calendar year to apply for these grants. They are due on the days below, so be please be mindful of that:
* MAY 15 - Grant applications due.
Successful grant applications are notified and awarded in June
* NOVEMBER 15 - Grant applications due
Successful grant applications are notified and awarded in December (payment is received on Jan. 1 or after of following year).
Southwest Tennis Foundation Junior Scholarships
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The USTA Southwest Tennis Foundation would like to assure that all parents and players in the Southwest Section are aware of the availability of scholarship funds for clinics, camps and tournaments and the process for applying. No junior player should be discouraged from participating and progressing in his or her play by the expense involved in developing as a competitive player.
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A scholarship application form needs to be completed, signed by the player and parent, submitted for approval to the player's District and mailed to the Southwest Tennis Foundation, 7010 E. Acoma Drive, Suite 201A, Scottsdale, AZ 85254.
The Southwest Scholarship Committee gives final approval and determines the scholarship to be awarded. Please keep in mind that this process may take several weeks.
Each scholarship recipient is responsible for performing community service hours within his or her Chartered CTA---2 hours for every $50.00 received.
Contact Eric Mitchell at mitchell@southwest.usta.com for more information or click the link below:
Apply for a USTA Southwest Tennis Foundation Junior Scholarship.
- USTA National Junior Tennis League (NJTL)
- After School Tennis Programs
- QuickStart Tennis (QST)
- Drop-In Tennis Programs
- USTA Special Populations/Wheelchair Tennis Programs
- Corporate Tennis Programs
- Innovative Tennis Programs
USTA National Grants
There are an abundance of potential funding opportunities from the USTA. Click the links below that correspond with the type of program you run and are seeking assistance for:
Diversity / Multicultural
Wheelchair
Equipment/Facility
Event / Workshops
Organization
Parks & Recreation
Programming
USTA Tennis & Education Foundation