Total Funding Support: $205,000
College Scholarships: 2021 funding budget = $40,500
- Ten $1,000 scholarships for 4 years awarded to junior players living in the Southern Section.
- Gift to all scholarship applicants.
- Managed by the STF Scholarship Committee (John Herring, Chair; Cee Jai Jones, staff)
Financial Aid to Junior Players and Zonal Support: 2021 funding budget = $83,600
- Grants ranging from $2,000 (sectional level players) to $5,000 (national level players) to reimburse players for travel expenses to sectional and national tournaments. Players must be ranked in the top 100 in USTA Southern and the annual family income must be $99,000 or less to qualify.
- $100 grant/player (with income limitation) to cover a portion of the entry fee for Zonals.
- Managed by the STF Junior Grants Committee (Lance Hickman, Chair; Cee Jai Jones and Jean Marie Simon, staff)
Matching Grants to State Foundations: 2021 funding budget = $18,000
- $1,000 Grant-State foundation must match this grant in funds given to players regardless of ranking.
- $2,000 Grant-State foundation must match this grant in funds given to players regardless of ranking, but an amount equal to the Southern grant must be awarded to players who are ranked outside the top 100 in the South.
- Managed by the STF Junior Grants Committee (Lance Hickman, Chair; Cee Jai Jones, staff)
Facility Assistance Build It Forward Grants: 2021 funding budget = $10,700 ($167,000 total over 3 years)
- Grants to assist the USTA Southern “Build It Forward” grant program to refurbish and construct new public tennis courts. Grants are funded 66.6% by USTA Southern and 33.3% by the Southern Tennis Foundation. Managed by the USTA Southern Build It Forward Committee (Derek White, STF representative; Matt Olson, staff).
Excellence Program: 2021 funding budget = $4,000
- Funding to cover 1/3 of the cost of a NJTL player and chaperone to attend the Winston-Salem Open, the final tournament on the Men’s US Open Series played in late August-early September each year.
- Managed by USTA Southern staff (Cee Jai Jones)
NJTL: 2021 funding budget = $15,000
- Funding to support facility building for programs in USTA Southern in partnership with the USTA Foundation.
- Managed by USTA Southern Blueprint for Success Committee (Paul Pittman and Brett Schwartz, STF representatives; Matt Olson, Cee Jai Jones and Jean Marie Simon, staff)
State Foundation Major Gift Share: 2021 funding budget = $32,000
- 40% of all major gifts are returned to foundation in the state that solicited the gift
- Managed by STF Major Gifts Committee (Paul Pittman, Chair; Matt Olson and Jean Marie Simon, staff)
Other Contributions: 2021 funding budget = $1,000
- Miscellaneous contributions made to promote tennis in USTA Southern
- Managed by Derek White, STF Chair and Matt Olson, staff