{"id":12010,"date":"2026-02-02T00:00:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T05:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/?p=12010"},"modified":"2026-02-03T21:29:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T02:29:45","slug":"usa-pickleball-announces-latest-round-of-grow-the-game-grant-awardees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/suppliers\/usa-pickleball-announces-latest-round-of-grow-the-game-grant-awardees\/","title":{"rendered":"USA Pickleball Announces Latest Round of Grow the Game Grant Awardees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/USA-Pickleball-300x151.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"151\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6798\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/USA-Pickleball-300x151.png 300w, http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/USA-Pickleball-200x100.png 200w, http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/USA-Pickleball.png 623w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>USA Pickleball<\/p>\n<p><strong>PHOENIX, AZ<\/strong> &#8211; USA Pickleball, through its charitable arm, USA Pickleball Serves, has announced the latest Grow the Game Grant awardees, supporting schools, parks and recreation departments, and community organizations working to introduce pickleball to new and underserved audiences across the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Grow the Game Grant is one of the most tangible ways we bring our mission to life,\u201d said Jose Moreno, Chief Marketing Officer of USA Pickleball. \u201cThrough USA Pickleball Serves, we\u2019re not just growing the sport, we\u2019re investing in communities, creating access points for young players and first-time participants, and ensuring pickleball continues to be inclusive, welcoming, and impactful nationwide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The USA Pickleball Serves Grow the Game Grant awards essential equipment bundles to schools and community organizations that are launching or sustaining pickleball programs and expanding access to the sport. Grow the Game equipment bundles include paddles, balls, portable nets, court markers, and training tools, designed to support safe, scalable, and sustainable programming. This round of Grow the Game Grants is expected to impact more than 44,000 individuals.<\/p>\n<p>The following schools and community organizations are recipients of this round of the Grow the Game:<\/p>\n<p>Boys &#038; Girls Club of Southwest County<br \/>\nChelmsford Public Schools<br \/>\n0-0-Start<br \/>\nAdair County Middle School<br \/>\nAnna P. Mote Elementary School<br \/>\nBuena Vista Charter Township Parks &#038; Recreation<br \/>\nCity of Pomona<br \/>\nAsheville Pickleball Association<br \/>\nCity of Buellton<br \/>\nAll Saints Catholic School<br \/>\nKenan Center<br \/>\nGrove Patterson Academy<br \/>\nKona Kids Outreach<br \/>\nIndia Hook Elementary School<br \/>\nLakewood Family YMCA<br \/>\nExceptional Foundation Gulf Coast<br \/>\nRelief Alliance<br \/>\nHot Springs Picklers<br \/>\nEdwins Elementary School<br \/>\nGrove Public High School<br \/>\nLexington Local Schools<br \/>\nParagon Science Academy<br \/>\nParish of Caddo Parks &#038; Recreation<br \/>\nMcKinley Elementary School<br \/>\nManor High School<br \/>\nMcNabb Center<br \/>\nNewark Parks &#038; Recreation<br \/>\nPS57R<br \/>\nPacific Drive Elementary School<br \/>\nPickleball for Incarcerated Communities League<br \/>\nLiberty Charter Academy<br \/>\nSunrise Middle School<br \/>\nWyoming Pickleball Association<br \/>\nVirginia State University<br \/>\nWoodbine Elementary School<br \/>\nUniversity of North Alabama<br \/>\nUtah High School Pickleball Association<br \/>\nSheboygan Christian School<br \/>\nVacaville High School<br \/>\nStookey Township Parks &#038; Recreation<br \/>\nWylie ISD \/ Wylie East Elementary<\/p>\n<p>USA Pickleball Serves is dedicated to using the sport of pickleball to strengthen communities nationwide. The mission is to expand access by enhancing courts, teaching the next generation, and supporting causes that create lasting impact. By combining the joy of play with the spirit of giving, we provide time, resources, and expertise to ensure everyone can experience pickleball\u2019s inclusive community and fast-paced fun, on and off the court.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about USA Pickleball Serves and the Grow the Game program, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/usapickleball.org\/serves\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">usapickleball.org\/serves<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>PHOENIX, AZ<\/strong> &#8211; USA Pickleball, through its charitable arm, USA Pickleball Serves, has announced the latest Grow the Game Grant awardees, supporting schools, parks and recreation departments, and community organizations working to introduce pickleball to new and underserved audiences across the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6798,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[652],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12010"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12010"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12010\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12011,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12010\/revisions\/12011"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6798"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12010"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12010"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12010"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}