US Tennis Association Charitable Foundation Grants

This is a good one if you or an organization close to you is into tennis.

USTA Serves is the national charitable foundation of the U.S. Tennis Association.

Dedicated to improving the quality of life among our nation’s youth and people with disabilities, USTA Serves supports organizations that use tennis as a vehicle to help at-risk children finish high school and qualify for college scholarships.

Deadline: October 18, 2013 

To qualify for a USTA Serves Grant, your NFP organization must:

1. Provide tennis programs for underserved youth, ages 5-18, with an educational* component OR
2. Provide tennis programs for people with disabilities (all ages) with a life skills component for Adaptive Tennis programs AND
3. Be a USTA Organization Member (Click here to join)

*Educational components may be defined as:

• Promote academic achievement through homework assistance, tutoring, reading clubs and computer literacy
• Participate in peer and professional mentoring programs
• Learn about and practice healthy nutrition and physical fitness
• Improve life skills that focus on character and social development
• Offer college preparatory sessions

USTA Serves awards program grants twice a year to programs that support at-risk youth and people with disabilities through tennis and education programs designed to improve health, build character and strive for academic excellence.

To date USTA Serves has granted more than $11 million to fund 226 programs in 173 cities in 43 states, including more than $600,000 to adaptive tennis programs for people with special needs.