USTA Awards community grants

Parks & Recreation, Nov, 2005

After reviewing 75 applications, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) gave sums totaling more than $67,400 in grants to communities in need of facility repairs or renovations in the first round of Tennis In the Parks: Public Facility Funding program.

USTA has partnered with NRPA to develop the Tennis In the Parks initiative to support local park and recreation agencies eager to increase tennis participation by improving the quality of their community tennis programs and facilities. Below is a list of the first round of grant recipients:

Veterans Memorial Park, Chincoteague Island, Va.

South Tahoe Middle School Tennis Courts, South Lake Tahoe, Calif.

Ebenezer Park Tennis Courts, Florence, Calif.

Jacobs Park, Yucca Valley, Calif.

Madison High School, Madison, S.D.

Scalzi Park, Stamford, Conn.

Heman Park Tennis Center, University City, Mo.

City of Oklahoma City--Will Rogers, Oklahoma City, Okla.

Carl Abbott Tennis Center, Hamilton, N.J.

Town of Ocean City, Ocean City, Md.

City of Waukesha--Prairie Park Regional Tennis Center, Waukesha, Wis.

Novato High School, Novato, Calif.

Tualatin Hills Parks & Recreation, Beaverton, Ore.

Napa Valley Tennis Association, Napa, Calif.

H-F Racquet & Fitness Club, Homewood, Ill.

Johnsburg High School, Johnsburg, Ill.

City Park, Stockton, Kan.

Teton County Courts, Jackson, Wy.

Jefferson City Community Center, Jefferson City, Tenn.

For more information about the Tennis In the Park initiative, visit www.nrpa.org/ partnerprograms.