2015 Junior Tennis Foundation Grant Application

2015 Junior Tennis Foundation Grant Application

GUIDELINES & APPLICATION
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Grant Guidelines
The Junior Tennis Foundation (JTF), Inc. is committed to promoting tennis in the USTA Eastern Section at the local level. To that end, the JTF offers grants to help non-profit organizations – such as Park and Recreation Departments and Community Tennis Associations – to initiate or expand tennis activities. Grants may be used to start instructional programs and/or leagues for Junior Players and for Adaptive Tennis. The Foundation’s long term goal is to help programs become self-sufficient.

The following grant guidelines will be helpful in preparing your application:

- The program must be non-profit or not-for-profit.

- The Grant Recipient (Program or Sponsoring Organization) must be or become a USTA organization member prior to receiving funding. Their USTA organizational membership must be valid through January 1, 2016.

- The sponsoring organization or program must provide a valid Federal Employer I.D. Number (E.I.N.) or Tax Identification Number (T.I.N.) No checks will be made payable to individuals and checks cannot be released without this information.

- If the program is conducted under the direction of a Park and Recreation Department or other agency, every effort should be made to allocate necessary funds into the tennis budget in future years.

- The JTF will not reimburse regular staff time of any person on full-time salary with the agency submitting the grant application

- The program must fill out and return the JTF year-end accountability form as requested at the end of their program.

Any junior program registration fee should be reasonable to encourage participation, affordable for families in the community, and provision must be made for interested participants who lack funds.

**Applications are due by April 20, 2015.

Questions? Please call Jenny Schnitzer at (914-697-2393) or email her at schnitzer@eastern.usta.com.

If you are awarded the JTF grant you will receive your reward no later than June 5, 2015.

Contact Information & Grant Request
Program Name: *
Program Director: *

First Name Last Name
USTA Org. Membership #: *

Address *

Street Address
Street Address Line 2
City	State / Province
Postal / Zip Code	Country

I am applying for *

10 and Under Tennis Junior Team Tennis (Advancing) Junior Team Tennis (Non-Advancing) USTA Sanctioned Tournaments (Junior) Adaptive or Wheelchair Tennis
Number of Participants: *
Length of Program: *
Amount of JTF Grant Request: *
Sponsoring Organization: (If different than Program Name. Payee.)
Federal I.D. # of Payee: *
Email Address: *
Work Phone: *

- Area Code Phone Number
Cell Phone:

- Area Code Phone Number

Program Information & Application
Please upload the following elements which are required as part of this grant application:
Program Description

- Target Audience

- Start Date

- Length and number of Sessions

- Total Participants

- Hours per Week

- Ability Level

- Intended outcome of the program (i.e. how the funds will help achieve the Section's goal of growing participation in tennis.)

- Program sustainability for the future (i.e. any collaborations you have with other organizations; Park & Rec, commerical club that will help the longevity of the program.)

- USTA pathway programs associated with your program (i.e. 10 and Under Tennis, Jr. Team Tennis, etc)
Upload Program Description *
History of the organization and programs, including press reports, etc:
Upload History *
Program Budget Guidelines:

Please Note: In general, the following items are NOT covered under the JTF grant guidelines: Head Instructor’s stipends over $25/hour, Assistant Instructor’s stipends over $15/hour, new nets, windscreens, publicity, food/snacks, t-shirts, prizes, ball machines, season ending banquets, administrative costs, insurance, travel to events, in-school physical education programs, tournaments and USTA memberships.
Program Budget:

Expense Breakdown to include:

- Head Instructor including hours and pay per hour

- Assistant Instructor(s) including hours and pay per hour

- Court Fees (if necessary)

- Equiprment and all other expenses (please explain in detail)

- Total sum of expenses

Income Breakdown to Include:

- Fees charged per participant

- Financial support from Parks & Rec. Departments, Community Tennis

- Associaition or other sponsoring organizations (please specify organization and amount)

- Total Income

Budget Summary:

- Total Expenses

- Total Income

- Balance amount for Grant Request
Upload Program Budget: *
Have you received Past JTF Funding? *
If yes, program name and years:
Signature *

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