Prior to completing the grant application, please read and review the entire application. If you should have any questions regarding the completing of this application, consult with the USTA Southwest Section office or a member of the Community Tennis Staff in your area.

All complete grant proposal packages must be submitted to the USTA Southwest Section Office no later than May 16that 5:00pm Arizona Time. No late applications will be considered. Applications can be submitted via mail, fax, or e-mail:

Mail to: / E-mail to: / Fax to:
USTA Southwest Section
Attn: Michelle Moyer
7010 E Acoma Dr #201
Scottsdale, AZ 85254 / / 480-289-2701

Grant Proposals must include the following documents:

Cover Letter

Application (completed in full)

Proposed Budget

Letter of Recommendation from District President (see last page for a list of the Presidents)

Letter of Recommendation from Community Organizations (optional)

Applications may not be accepted if they have been altered or are submitted incomplete. The proposed budget that is attached must be used. Please do not submit your own format of the budget.

The maximum grant award is $2000. Please only request what you think you will actually need. The grant committee may choose to fund a portion of a request. If the projected budget doesn’t make sense then the grant may not be funded.

SECTION 1

Use the tab key to move cursor from box to box. After completing, click the SAVE icon and include with your proposal packet.

ORGANIZATION INFORMATION
Organization:
Program Name:
Amount of Grant Requested:
Contact Person:
Mailing Address:
City, State, Zip:
E-mail:
Cell Phone:
USTA Organizational Member #:
Make check payable to:
USTA PROGRAM AREA (“X” ONLY ONE)

USTA School Tennis Tennis on Campus

USTA After-School Tennis Wheelchair Tennis

USTA Jr. Team Tennis Adaptive Tennis

10 & Under Tennis (QST) Corporate Tennis Program

USTA NJTL Senior Tennis Program

10 & Under Tennis (QST) Tennis Diversity Program

CTA – Start Up Innovative Tennis Program

Program Start Date: / Program End Date:
Number of Hours per Week:
Number of Program Participants: / 2010 Actual: / 2011 Goal:
Program Fee: / $per person / Number of scholarships offered:

SECTION 2

PROGRAM GOALS

1.) Please explain the details of this program. Make sure to include the following:

  • What is the purpose of the program and is this a new or existing program?
  • Who are you serving?
  • Where is the program occurring?
  • When is the program taking place?
  • How long is the program?
  • What is the cost of the program to each participant?

2.) Please explain how this program will promote and develop the growth of tennis in the USTA Southwest.

3.) What are the goals and objectives of the program? What results do you hope to achieve?

4.) How will you measure the success of the program in year one and then each year after that?

5.) How do you plan to market and grow this program over the next 5 years?

6.) How much money are you requesting and how will the funds be used? Please explain your need for financial support.

7.) How will you sustain this program financially over the next 5 years?

8.) What additional sources are you seeking funding from? Have you asked for or received funding from your USTA District?

9.) Has your organization applied for a grant in previous years:

If yes:Please explain when you received the funding, what the program was, the amount received, how the funding was used, and is the program still in existence.

All applications must include a letter of recommendation from the President of their local USTA District Office.

USTA DISTRICT PRESIDENTS
USTA SOUTHWEST SECTION
Sally Grabham
President – USTA Central Arizona
9195 N. 101st Street
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
(602) 418-4295
/ Terry Cleveland
President – USTA Southeastern New Mexico
3805 N. Garden Ave.
Roswell, NM 88201
(575) 626-0138

Veronica Karp
President – USTA Southern Arizona
5721 N. Camino Padre Isidoro
Tucson, AZ 85718
(520) 440-5271
/ Debbie Carlsen
President – USTA Greater El Paso
108 Calle Colina
El Paso, TX 79912
(915) 584-9669

Don Hemingway
President – USTA Southern New Mexico
6020 San Augustin Drive
Las Cruces, NM 88012
(575) 382-7755
/ Corey Matney
President – USTA Northern New Mexico
1600 St. Michael’s Drive
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 603-9393

Larry Lineberry
President – USTA Northern Arizona
P.O. Box 3455
Sedona, AZ 86340
(928) 300-5394

Guidelines for determining expenses in your budget:

The following is an estimate of equipment costs to help you in planning your budget:

Foam Balls (case of 60 balls) - $100

Low Compression Balls (case of 60 balls) - $60

Standard Balls (case of 24 cans) - $60

Jr. Racquets - $12

Pop Up Nets - $90

To view or purchase equipment go to:

Please make sure that instructor fees do not dominate your grant request.

You can pay instructors however much you feel is appropriate but the grant committee will approve no more than $30 per hour for instructors when funding grants.

The Budget is in a separate document. You will need to open that document to complete the 2011 Budget.