Thank you for completing a 2025 USTA Missouri Valley Grant Application.

If you applied for a Serving Up Tennis or Grow the Game Grant, please contact Tara Williams or your local TSR if you have any questions. You will receive an emailed letter of decision within 30 days of the grant deadline.

Tara Williams - williams@movalley.usta.com

If you applied for a National Tennis Month Grant, please contact Manon Eilts if you have any questions:

Manon Eilts - eilts@movalley.usta.com

If you applied for an Adaptive, Wheelchair or Pro-Circuit Assistance Grant, please contact Mary Buschmann if you have any questions:

Mary Buschmann - mbuschmann@movalley.usta.com

If you applied for Facility Grant Assistance, please contact John Terpkosh if you have any questions:

John Terpkosh - jterpkosh@movalley.usta.com

If you applied for a district grant, you will be notified by district staff within the timeframe they set for their district grants. The district grant contacts are listed below if you have any questions:

USTA Heart of America:

Tracey Johnson - USTA Heart of America President - tdjlaw@hotmail.com
Rebecca Falkner Axelrod - USTA Heart of America Executive Director - ustaheartofamerica@gmail.com

USTA Iowa:

John Terpkosh - USTA Iowa Tennis Service Representative - 913-967-9926 - jterpkosh@movalley.usta.com

USTA Kansas:

Gabriel Yankey - USTA Kansas Grant Review Committee Chair - gab.yankey@gmail.com

USTA Missouri:

Leslie Echols - USTA Missouri Executive Director - ustamissouridirector@gmail.com

USTA Nebraska:

USTA Oklahoma:

Laura Puryear - 913-967-9147 - puryear@movalley.usta.com

USTA St. Louis:

Megan Kovacs - USTA St. Louis Executive Director - director@ustastl.com

Accountability:
After your program, we ask that you complete a Grant Accountability Form. The form allows you to share how the grant and your program impacted your community. You will have the ability to upload pictures and/or documents that highlight your program.

Once you submit your Grant Accountability Form you will be sent the second half of your grant. (if applicable)
Failure to submit a Grant Accountability Form upon the conclusion of your program will result in denial of future funding.
Please use the link to complete the Grant Accountability Form: http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/2745100/Grant-Accountability-Form

Thank you for wanting to grow tennis in your community!

2025 USTA Missouri Valley District / Section Grant Application