Six organizations within USTA Missouri Valley awarded wheelchair tennis grants

The United States Tennis Association recently awarded more than $100,000 in USTA Wheelchair Tennis Grassroots Grants to 55 wheelchair tennis programs across the country.

The following six organizations within USTA Missouri Valley received grants to promote and develop the growth of wheelchair tennis in their local communities.

• The Center for Individuals with Physical Challenges (Tulsa, Oklahoma)

• Dwight F. Davis Memorial Tennis Center (St. Louis, Missouri)

• Friends of Woods Tennis, Inc. (Lincoln, Nebraska)

• Midwest Adaptive Sports (Kansas City, Missouri)

• PUSH Wheelchair Tennis Academy (St. Louis, Missouri)

• QCA Adaptive Sports Association (Davenport, Iowa)

“The USTA is excited to award these Wheelchair Tennis Grassroots Grants to local and national organizations that provide programming for wheelchair tennis players of all ages in their pursuit of enjoying the sport, living a healthy lifestyle and building a sense of real camaraderie within the wheelchair tennis community,” said Jason Harnett, USTA director of wheelchair tennis.

“We could not see the amazing growth numbers within the sport of wheelchair tennis if not for these local grassroots champions delivering wheelchair tennis on a daily basis.”

Since the first grants were awarded in 2008, the USTA has provided more than $950,000 to wheelchair tennis programs across the nation. Recipients can use the awards to support coaching, court time, equipment, recruiting and events—including tournaments and camps.

The six organizations receiving grants continues a strong year within USTA Missouri Valley for wheelchair tennis. To read more about the section’s 2025 wheelchair tennis opportunities—including tournaments, clinics, camps and coaching workshops—click here.

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