The US Squash Junior Development Endowment Fund ("Junior Fund"), established in 1996 by Camille and Bill Broadbent to promote junior squash development in the US, distributes the majority of the income from the fund to programs or organizations providing squash instruction to junior players in an organized, structured manner, with the primary focus of providing affordable access to squash to those who wish to learn. Portions of the distributions also support the US Junior Team to ensure that any player who qualifies for the team is able to compete internationally, regardless of his or her financial means. The Junior Fund is managed by the US Squash Investment Committee.
Key elements of US Squash's strategy include developing grassroots programs by seeding community programs, fostering collaboration among clubs and high schools to form new programs across the country and coordinating our efforts with the urban squash and education movement. US Squash is doing more than ever before in these areas using distributions from our Junior Fund.
Programs may apply for grants on an rolling basis. Junior Fund grants are awarded to programs such as the Dayton Challenge, which celebrated its 5th year last season and draws over 100 kids from five area middle schools and provides practices once a week and matches on Saturday at no charge. Kidsquash in Cambridge has also received grant funding for their program where free instruction is available to kids ages 8-17 each Saturday morning at Harvard University.
In addition, US Squash partners with the National Urban Squash & Education Association (NUSEA) and matches provisional membership grants approved by NUSEA for programs on course to meet the Association's guidelines.
2006-2007 Program Grant Recipients
If your program is interested in applying for a grant, please download and complete the application.
Please use the attached Microsoft Word document and type in the blank application spaces with the relevant information on your program. Email the completed document to kevin.klipstein@us-squash.org with your program name in the Subject line. If you are having difficulty in filling out, attaching, or sending this document, please contact office@us-squash.org for assistance or call 212-268-4090.