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Facility Building

Facility Building

Promote the sport of a lifetime by building a great tennis facility in your community. Many communities made big dreams happen.

Looking for assistance with the maintenance or construction of tennis courts? Please read A Guide to Public Facility Assistance Program before completing the Facility Assistance Inquiry Form. It provides helpful hints, important dates and available resources.

For design ideas, visit the facilities portfolio which showcases sketches, designs and photos of facilities. For more technical information, click here for the USTA's Technical Department or visit the American Sports Builders Association website at www.sportsbuilders.org.

2009 Facility Assistance Program Presentation

To download any portion of the Facility Assistance Presentation that was offered at the 2009 Community Tennis Development Workshop please visit the links listed below:

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USTA Awards Over $400,000 in Recreational Tennis Grants to 45 Non-Profit Organizations Across the Country

Posted by croft on October 20, 2009 11:45 AM.

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., October 20, 2009 - The USTA announced today that it is awarding over $400,000 in Recreational Tennis Grants to 45 non-profit organizations across the country.  The Recreational Tennis Division has pooled together financial resources to create a new series of grants to be distributed on a bi-annual basis to non-profits that are committed to increasing tennis participation, well-established in their communities, support tennis programming and...

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USTA and Newark Mayor Cory Booker Open Renovated Jesse Allen Park Featuring Permanent QuickStart Courts

Posted by croft on September 21, 2009 11:09 AM.

Newark, NJ -- Sept. 2009 --  The USTA and Newark Mayor Corey Booker recently announced the reopening of a renovated Jesse Allen Park. The renovated park features tennis courts of three sizes, including full-size courts (78'), and permanent 36' and 60' QuickStart courts. Jesse Allen Park becomes the first public park in the country to house permanent tennis courts of all three sizes and the first park in New Jersey to...

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