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

  • The application deadline is April 11th to provide adequate time to prepare for the events that are to take place during May which is National Tennis Month.

  • The first 20 will receive a $250 grant

• 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

  • USTA Missouri Valley will provide 10% of the purse for each Pro Circuit Tournament week. 

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    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 Senior Manager of Tennis Venue Services at 913-967-9926 or jterpkosh@movalley.usta.com for any questions associated with this grant. 

2025 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 14 - Approval letters sent out on or before Wednesday, March 12

• Friday, April 11 - Approval letters sent out on or before Wednesday, May 7

• Friday, July 11 - Approval letters sent out on or before Wednesday, August 6

• Friday, August 29 - Approval letters sent out on or before Wednesday, September 17

• Friday, October 17 - Approval letters sent out on or before Wednesday, November 12