USTA Missouri Valley offers grants to assist organizations in initiating or expanding their tennis programming activities. The section offers a variety of grants that support this initiative and you can find the opportunities below.

Section Level Grant Categories: (7 different grant categories to choose from)

• Section Grant: National Tennis Month Program Assistance - Please click here for more information about this specific grant

  • The application deadline is April 12th to provide adequate time to prepare for the events that are to take place during May which is National Tennis Month.

  • There will be 20 approved applications for $250.00

• Section Grant: Serving Up Tennis Grants (Not-For-Profit Organizations) 

  • $3,000 cap per calendar year, per organization

  • The Serving Up Tennis Grant may be used to start or expand programs and/or leagues for players of all ages, abilities and populations.

• Section Grant: Grow The Game Tennis Grants (For-Profit Organizations)

  • $750 cap per calendar year, per organization

  • The Grow the Game Grant may be used to start or expand programs for players of all ages, abilities and populations.

• Section Grant: Pro-Circuit Assistance Grant

  • The USTA Missouri Valley will provide 8% of the purse for each Pro Circuit Tournament week. 

    • 25K tournament = $2000 and 15K tournament = $1200

  • The USTA Missouri Valley supports Pro Circuit Tournaments that implement programs/special days that engage the community and encourage play during the week of the tournament.

• Section Grant: Adaptive Programming Assistance Grant

  • Financial assistance varies per submission and efforts

• Section Grant: Wheelchair Programming Assistance Grant

  • Financial assistance varies per submission and efforts

• Section Grant: Facility Grant Assistance

  • This section facility grant can only be used in conjunction with the USTA national facility grant and their grant requirements.

  • Please contact John Terpkosh, the Section Park & Recreation Program Manager at 913-967-9926 or jterpkosh@movalley.usta.com for any questions associated with this grant. 

2024 Section Grant Application Deadlines:

All grants will be notified within 30 days of the following deadlines: (Unless noted otherwise within a specific grant's guidelines)​​​​​​

• Friday, February 16

  • Approval letters sent out on or before Wednesday, March 13

• Friday, April 12

  • Approval letters sent out on or before Wednesday, May 8

• Friday, July 12

  • Approval letters sent out on or before Wednesday, August 7

• Friday, August 23

  • Approval letters sent out on or before Wednesday, September 18

• Friday, October 18

  • Approval letters sent out on or before Wednesday, November 13