City of Artesia Receives $32K TVS Grant

The United States Tennis Association (USTA) recently announced that it has awarded a $32,000 Tennis Venue Services grant to Artesia, New Mexico’s Jaycee Park Tennis Center.

The grant will be used for the resurfacing of all four 78’ regulation tennis courts, complete with two 60’ blended tennis-playing lines at Jaycee Park Tennis Center. Artesia is a small town in Eastern New Mexico of about 13,000. The project has already begun in early April 2026. 

The USTA’s Tennis Venue Services grant program is designed to enhance existing tennis venues and construct new ones in order to provide increased playing opportunities in communities across the country. The significant funding was made possible by the expansion of the grant program in 2025 in order to meet the increasing demand for tennis courts as tennis participation continues to rise nationwide.

Since 2005, the USTA’s TVS grant program has awarded more than $34 million in TVS grants, including more than $16 million in 2025, which supported nearly 300 projects impacting more than 2,500 courts. 

“We are committed to supporting the enhancement and construction of tennis facilities in communities across the country,” said Theodore Loehrke, Managing Director, Section Partnerships, USTA. “Investing in the development of tennis facilities nationwide helps support the USTA’s mission of growing tennis to inspire healthier people and communities everywhere.”

In order to ensure communities have access to safe, appealing and functional tennis environments, grant recipients also receive start-to-finish project management assistance from the USTA’s Tennis Venue Services team which provides industry-leading experience in tennis court and facility design, as well as technical assistance, including construction document review and business development insight to ensure the facilities can deliver tennis at a high-level.