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Tennis Grants

admin — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:33:54 +0000

The United States Tennis Association is accepting grant applications.

The objectives of the Multicultural Individual Player Grant for National Competition & Training are to:
* Provide funding to competitive junior players who have achieved national and/or international rankings.
* Assure the careful nurturing of young minority players who may be candidates for USTA Elite Player Development Programs.
* Funding will be based on the success level of the player in the previous year (e.g., end of year USTA ranking list/performance).
* Must be training and competing in tournaments year round.
* Have a history of strong national tournament results.

Grant amounts range from $1,500 to $10,000. The next application deadline is January 15, 2010.

Go to the application

Grants for Disabled Athletes

admin — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:40:35 +0000

The Kelly Brush Foundation Individual Grant Program awards grants to individuals with paralysis due to a spinal cord injury (SCI). The purpose of the individual grant program is to increase participation in adaptive sports and recreation activities and improve the quality of life for individuals living with SCI.

The individual grant program allows economically disadvantaged individuals with SCI to purchase adaptive sporting equipments such as a monoski or a handcyle. In order for an individual to qualify for the grant he or she must be living in the United States and must supply the Foundation with information about their spinal cord injury, details on their source of income, and a description of the type of equipment they are seeking.

Go to the website for an application

Grants for Competitive New Hampshire Skiers

admin — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:56:35 +0000

The Friends of New Hampshire Skiing grant program helps the state’s young competitive skiers and snowboarders become Olympians and international champions. Operated by Ski NH member resorts, the program offers financial assistance to individual skiers and snowboarders to help offset the costs of race training and traveling. The Friends of New Hampshire Skiing grant program helps the state’s young competitive skiers and snowboarders become Olympians and international champions. Operated by Ski NH member resorts, the program offers financial assistance to individual skiers and snowboarders to help offset the costs of race training and traveling.

The deadline for submitting a grant application to Ski NH is Nov. 30, 2009 and grants are awarded based on need and an athlete’s past performance and his or her ability to be in serious contention for a national team or the equivalent.

Go to the application

Grants for Physically Disabled Athletes

admin — Thu, 28 May 2009 05:34:58 +0000

Access for Athletes bridges the gap between physical rehabilitation and a return to an active lifestyle. Stepping in where medical treatment, rehabilitation and health insurance ends, Access for Athletes provides such equipment as adaptive sports wheelchairs, handcycles, and mono skis. After being awarded grants for new adaptive sports equipment, prosthetics and/or training and competition expenses, participants in the program can pursue a full and active life that includes sports. CAF believes this not only increases their physical fitness and activity levels for program participants, but also enhances their confidence and self-esteem.

CAF’s primary goal is to increase the physical activity levels for physically challenged individuals. This is accomplished by:

Providing adaptive sports equipment
Providing sports prosthetics
Providing grants for competition and training expenses
Funding recreational as well as competitive and elite athletes

Applications will be accepted from September 1 to December 1, 2009.

Go directly to guidelines and application