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Jackie Materasso USTA Foundation Coordinator
Maiysha Warren USTA National Manager of Community Tennis Associations
Sandy Hoffman USTA Eastern Southern Region TSR
Grant s
Supports programs that serve: • under-resourced youth through tennis
and education • individuals with disabilities through adaptive
tennis
• military heroes and their families • 2015 – one grant cycle per year (Fall)
Grants
Areas of Focus: • Tennis, Education and Health Programming • Capacity Building • Excellence Teams • Sustainability of Level 4 Chapters • Adaptive Tennis • Scholarships
Capacit y Building Grant s
Larger than program grants – minimum $25k Funds focus on:
• support a key staff hire, such as a development or program director
• Implement a formal evaluation, strategic or fundraising plan
• Purchase an advanced data or evaluation tracking system Decisions are based on program application, assessment and grant application
Scholarships
Awards range from $1,000 - $25,000 To assist NJTL participants
Named categories: Marian Wood Baird Scholarship Dwight F. Davis Scholarships Dwight Mosley Scholarships Rosalind P. Walter Scholarships
Professional Tennis Management * Eve Kraft College and Education Awards College Educational Scholarship Award College Textbook Award
Deadline: February 6 Funds Disbursed in June
Building and
Renovating Your
Tennis Facility
Maiysha Warren USTA National Manager – CTAs, Parks and
Tennis Facility Development
USTA Facilit y Assist ance Program
Over $10 million granted to court
infrastructure since 2005
USTA Facilit y Assist ance Program
Found that while our clients needed funding, many groups needed other assistance in:
• Advocacy
• Planning and Design
• Programming
• Technical Assistance
• Training
Get t ing St art ed
www.usta.com/facilities
The Process
• Form Received by USTA
• Assigned to Project Consultant
• Contact Made within 30 Days
FACILITIES TEAM
Process
Advocacy
•Meeting with decision makers
•Selling the growth of tennis
•Promoting the benefits of tennis centers
Concept Design
Concept Design
Concept Design
Concept Design
Concept Design
Concept Design
Technical Assist ance
• Personalized Concept plans • Design Review • Construction Document Review • Assistance with Bid Specs • 36’ and 60’ Tennis Concept & Specs • Tennis Court Maintenance and Construction
Manual
Technical Assist ance
USTA FACILITY FUNDING
FUNDING CATEGORY DESCRIPTION USTA NATIONAL
CONTRIBUTION
Line Grants
Painting permanent 36' and 60'
tennis lines on existing courts,
paved areas, blacktops,
playgrounds or gymnasiums.
Up to 50 percent of total
project cost ($4,000
maximum).
Category I
Basic facility improvements,
including fixed court amenities
(i.e. backboards, fencing,
windscreens, etc.)
Up to 50 percent of total
project cost ($4,000
maximum).
Category II
Resurfacing of existing 36’, 60’
and 78' courts. Converting an
existing 78' court to stand-alone
36' courts. Lighting.
Up to 50 percent of total
project cost ($10,000
maximum).
Category III
New construction or existing
facility reconstruction of 36’, 60’
and 78' courts.
Up to 50 percent of total
project cost ($20,000
maximum).
Category IV
Assisting colleges to equip their
facilities for optimal broadcast,
streaming and other digital
capabilities
TBD
Funding Applicat ion Tips
• Must be invited to apply
• USTA funding, at most, covers 50% of project cost, where is the other 50% coming from?
• Adequate program plans for the facility? • Priority projects = projects with 36’ and/or 60’
courts • Reimbursement of Funds
COMMON SETBACKS/ DISAPPOINTMENTS
• Project s must meet t ennis indust ry
st andards if int erest ed in funding
• Project s should not commence unt il
t echnical review has been complet ed by
USTA
COMMON SETBACKS/ DISAPPOINTMENTS
• Timeline
• Prot ect ing client and USTA’s invest ment
• Re-submission of informat ion
• Project professional’s underst anding of
indust ry best pract ices
How to update
your courts
Painting Blended
Lines on current
courts
Blended Lines
Converting
traditional courts
into 36’ courts
Permanent 36’ Courts
New Haven, CT
Cadwalader Park Trenton, New Jersey
Kiest Park - Dallas, TX
Playgrounds
Parking Lots
Gymnasiums
Playgrounds and Parking Lots
Gym
Flo
ors
USTA Eastern Key Contacts Tennis Service Representatives (TSR’s)
Long Island
Bill Mecca
914-318-1167
Northern
Jenny Irwin
518-369-6380
Metro
Esu Ma’at
914-216-5691
Southern
Sandy Hoffman [email protected]
914-980-8216
New Jersey
Jocelyn Cruz
914-462-1723
Western
Joe Steger
914-282-4153
Tennis Program Managers
10 and Under Tennis
Larry Dillon
732-882-5449
Tournaments
Rob Festa
914-697-2398
Jr. Team Tennis
Maria Lirio
716-289-0051
Leagues
Lauren Bull
914-697-2226
USTA Eastern Grant Opportunities
• USTA Eastern PISE Grants
• Eastern Junior Tennis Foundation
• Eastern Adult Tennis Foundation
• USTA Eastern Regional Grants
• USTA Eastern 10 & Under Line Grants
• USTA Eastern Equipment Grants
• USTA Eastern Youth Tennis Initiative (school pilots)
Check List
• Read guidelines thoroughly
• Submit ahead of deadline
• Include all required support materials
• Include measureable goals and objectives
• Be brief
• Include amount and purpose for request (reasonable #’s)
• Do the math and check your numbers
• Budget is important
• Remember to submit accountability forms after program
On-Line Resources
• FoundationCenter.org
• WhitePlainsLibrary.org
• FoundationCenter.org/PND- Phil. News Digest
• Philanthropy.com Chronicle of Philanthropy
• Guidestar.org
• GrassrootsFundraising.org
• Charitynavigator.com
• OAG.State.NY.US
