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Dollar awards represent total monies committed by the USGA. Some awards take the form of multi-year grants while others are challenge grants. The organizations listed as the grantees represent the legal applicant of the grant, which is not always the same as the program name for which the grant was awarded.
Tennessee Valley Jazz Society
Huntsville, Ala.
Awarded: $17,000
Purpose: This grant will support costs associated with course access, transportation,
equipment, and instruction for its junior golf program. The program will consist of
a 13-week summer session and plans to reach 50 urban youths from the Huntsville area.
Contact: Howard Bankhead, Director (256) 858-0409
Palm Beach Habilitation Center
Lake Worth, Fla.
Awarded: $100,000
Purpose: This grant supports construction of a golf facility containing two teeing grounds, two greens, and two bunkers on the Palm Beach Habilitation Center campus. The proposed year-round golf program at the facility will reach approximately 700 individuals with disabilities from the Habilitation center with instruction on the basic fundamentals of golf and golf course maintenance. The facility will be open to these participants anytime at no cost with a supervisor.
Contact: Tina Phillips, President (561) 965-8500
Boys & Girls Club of Martin County, Inc.
Hobe Sound, Fla.
Awarded: $20,000
Purpose: This challenge grant supports a program for 52 youths within four Boys & Girls Club branches in Martin County. Programming will operate for 16-weeks and include golf instruction and career exploration education as well as an additional 8-week caddy program for eight interested youths. The majority of participants are on the free or reduced lunch program and African-American. USGA funds will be used for instruction, access, equipment, and transportation.
Contact: Daniel Lyons, Executive Director (516) 545-1255
City of St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg, Fla.
Awarded: $17,000
Purpose: This partial matching grant will help support the expansion of the City of St. Petersburg and Academy Prep's junior golf program. Specifically, USGA funds will support the creation of a summer program and a six-week after-school elective course, which will complement the existing after-school program for new and returning fifth and sixth grade students. 160 youths will be reached through the summer and after-school programs. Funds will assist with course and driving range access, transportation, and instruction costs.
Contact: Jeff Hollis, Director, Golf Courses (727) 898-7800
The First Tee of Jacksonville, Inc.
Jacksonville, Fla.
Awarded: $28,400
Purpose: This grant will fund instructor wages associated with The First Tee of
Jacksonville's community and school outreach programs. Programs will operate from 12
to 20 weeks and plan to reach 2,500 youths in the Jacksonville area.
Contact: Karen Hilliard, Director of Marketing & Fundraising (904) 347-3800
Hollybrook Homes Apartments
Jacksonville, Fla.
Awarded: $30,000
Purpose: This grant will support instruction, course and range access, equipment, and
program costs for the Virtues Junior Golf Program. This year-round program plans to
reach 50 economically disadvantaged youths through the game of golf and includes
additional life skills components.
Contact: Regina Young, Service Coordinator (904) 389-1196
Hollywood Diamonds in the Rough Foundation
Hollywood, Fla.
Awarded: $7,000
Purpose: This grant will be used to assist with instruction expenses for their summer and afterschool programming. Diamonds in the Rough expects to reach 570 youths, the majority of whom are economically disadvantaged, through both components in 2003.
Contact: Doug Preston, Golf Contract Manager (954) 921-4653
Lemon Bay Golf Club Junior Golf Foundation
Grove City, Fla.
Awarded: $7,900
Purpose: This grant supports a 10-week summer program which plans to reach 163 local youths. Programming operates on numerous levels based on skill and age. After completing the program, participants are given unlimited course access at two local golf courses throughout the year. Grant funds will be used for instruction and equipment.
Contact: Missy Eldridge, Golf Professional (941) 697-4190
Mayor's Drug Free Communities
Sarasota, Fla.
Awarded: $75,000
Purpose: This grant award will allow the organization's golf program, The First Tee of Sarasota/Manatee, to expand its current junior golf program significantly by increasing the number of sites offering the program as well as the types of programming offered. Sarasota/Manatee will also expand from a six-month to a year-round program, reaching 1,250 youths annually. The grant award will support instruction, access, equipment, and transportation costs for the program.
Contact: Mary Ann Andrews, Executive Director (941) 373-7373
Smart School Inc.
Lauderhill, Fla.
Awarded: $20,000
Purpose: This grant supports The First Tee of Lauderhill junior golf program. Smart School became an official The First Tee site in September 2003 and programming will operate year-round on four levels with additional Saturday clinics and summer camps. 150 youths are expected to be reached during this year of programming, which includes golf instruction, course play, and tutoring/life skill development. The majority of participants are African-American, on the free-or-reduced lunch program, and beginner golfers. Grant funds will be used for access, instruction, equipment, and transportation costs.
Contact: Pam Brooks, Assistant Director (954) 321-6777
Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA, Inc.
Tampa, Fla.
Awarded: $40,000
Purpose: This two-year grant award will help the YMCA's The First Tee program reach approximately 1,800 kids through various year-round golf programming. The First Tee program offers golf camps, tournaments, clinics, and an after-school program, as well as conducts outreach to specific schools within the city of Tampa. USGA funds will go toward program scholarships for economically disadvantaged youth, instruction, and transportation costs.
Contact: Bobbi Davis, Director of Grant Development (813) 224-9622
School District of Palm Beach County
West Palm Beach, Fla.
Awarded: $23,600
Purpose: This grant will support instruction and range access costs for the
School-Age Child Care golf program. This program will operate two times a week for
six months and plans to reach 300 youths in the Palm Beach County area.
Contact: Irene Haines, Specialist, School-Age Child Care (561) 434-8795
H & J Junior Golf Program, Inc
Stone Mountain, Ga.
Awarded: $6,600
Purpose: This partial challenge grant supports a program for 15 economically-disadvantaged youths in the Atlanta area. The participants will attend 12 free local clinics and additional structured programming. USGA funds will be used for transportation, equipment, instruction, course access, junior golf camps, and individual lessons.
Contact: Jerome Brown, President (678) 380-9876
YMCA of Metropolitan Atlanta
Atlanta, Ga.
Awarded: $20,000
Purpose: This challenge grant will help support its outreach after-school program and summer program for 68 youths in the Atlanta area. Carl E. Sanders YMCA junior golf program will operate during the fall, spring, and summer. The majority of participants are African-American, from single-parent families, and reside in low to middle income housing developments. Funds will be used for instruction, access, equipment, transportation, and clinics.
Contact: Grace Gonzales, Senior Program Director (404) 350-9292
Sonny Ackerman Adaptive Sports Foundation
Suwanee, Ga.
Awarded: $25,000
Purpose: Sonny Ackerman's golf program operates two-day clinics for PGA professionals and therapists to teach them the therapeutic benefits of golf for individuals with disabilities. The attendees then take the knowledge learned and help maintain monthly clinics at various locations primarily across the southeastern region of the United States. This USGA grant award will help both types of clinics undergo significant program expansion, with the goal of engaging about 1,750 individuals with disabilities, therapists, and golf professionals in the clinics.
Contact: Mark Timson, VP Operations/Board of Directors (770) 614-7572
Georgia Junior Golf Foundation
Athens, Ga.
Awarded: $30,000
Purpose: To support the "Junior Golf at Schools" initiative's expansion into 45 new
middle schools across the state over the next three years. The initiative plans to
reach an additional 10,000 youths each year and operates through physical education
departments. Schools are chosen based on school interest and the local support of
PGA professionals.
Contact: Kathy Cousart, Executive Director (877) 310-0606
McComb School District
McComb, Miss.
Awarded: $6,000
Purpose: This matching grant will support the school district's golf program, which operates as a part of thecurriculum for the Physical Education Department. The program reached 50 students in its first year ofoperation, 230 youths in its second year, and hopes to grow this number to 280 in the coming year. 80% of students are beginner golfers, 75% are on the free-or-reduced lunch program, and 68% are minorities. Programming will operate five days a week for three weeks per P.E. class. Grant funds will be used forinstruction, course and range access, and transportation.
Contact: Carolyn Whitehead, Physical Education Coordinator (601) 684-4014
Housing Authority of the City of Winston-Salem
Winston Salem, N.C.
Awarded: $104,000
Purpose: This two-year grant supports the expansion of their year-round junior golf program. In the upcoming year, 10 beginner participants will be selected to continue with the advanced program, and all youth will receive course access. Grant funds will be used for instruction, transportation, and course and range access for 200 economically disadvantaged youths.
Contact: Burnetta Evans, Director of Resident Services (336) 748-3214
Junior Golfer Assistance Program, Inc.
Wilmington, N.C.
Awarded: $8,500
Purpose: This matching grant supports a program that anticipates running 30, two-week sessions, reaching close to 300 participants in a one-year period. USGA grant funds will be used to cover one-third of the program's costs, including instruction, and course and range access.
Contact: Kirk Glockner, Chairman, Board of Directors (910) 798-0033
Kenan-Flagler Business School Foundation
Chapel Hill, N.C.
Awarded: $20,000
Purpose: This grant will provide instruction, access, equipment, and transportation to 42 economically disadvantaged youths involved in the Durham Scholars Program. Youth will attend programming from May through November and take part in 30 golf sessions held at the Duke Golf Club.
Contact: Martin Carmichael, Program Coordinator (919) 962-2214
Rocky Mount Housing Authority
Rocky Mount, N.C.
Awarded: $22,000
Purpose: This three-year grant will support course access, equipment, transportation, and teaching material costs associated with the Drugs Offer No Tomorrow (D.O.N.T) junior golf program. This program will reach 125 economically disadvantaged youths from local housing authorities and a local Boys & Girls Club. Programming will opearate June through August each year.
Contact: Connor Vick, Grant Coordinator (252) 977-3141
The First Tee of Charlotte, LLC
Pineville, N.C.
Awarded: $21,000
Purpose: This grant will support the spring, summer, and fall programming of The First Tee of Charlotte. In particular, USGA funds will go toward instruction and course and range access for the golf program, which targets youth from economically-disadvantaged backgrounds from youth agencies such as the Police Athletic League and National Youth Sports Program, as well as a local school for individuals with disabilities. This summer, the projected reach for these programs is 452 youths.
Contact: Craig Tramontano, Board Member (704) 408-0333
North Carolina Lions Foundation
Waxhaw, N.C.
Awarded: $4,500
Purpose: This two-year grant is in support of a program offering instruction and course access to blind individuals in the Charlotte area. The program's 20 participants meet twice a month at local practice ranges, and par-3 and regulation courses. Programming will operate March through October each year.
Contact: David Veeder, Chairman (704) 843-9752
Blue Ridge Junior Golf Program
Salem, S.C.
Awarded: $2,500
Purpose: This grant will support instruction, equipment, and course and range access.
The program, which plans to reach 90 youths, consists of a 3-week session in the
spring and a refresher course in the fall, and is open to all 5th grade elementary
students in the Oconee County School District.
Contact: Ellen Stumpf, Coordinator (864) 944-8899
Fairway Outreach
Columbia, S.C.
Awarded: $21,300
Purpose: With this grant, Fairway Outreach expects to reach a core group of
approximately 40 economically disadvantaged youth in the Columbia area. This program involves a unique blend of mentoring with numerous opportunities to participate in golf activities throughout the year. USGA funds will assist primarily with instruction, access, and
transportation costs.
Contact: Tom Parker, Program Director (803) 790-6545
The First Tee of Spartanburg
Spartanburg, S.C.
Awarded: $20,000
Purpose: This grant is to assist with Spartanburg's efforts to incorporate the First
Swings golf program for economically disadvantaged youth at its new junior facility.
USGA funds will be used toward instruction and access fees. Spartanburg anticipates
that its First Swings program will reach 280 youths in one year of programming.
Contact: William Hough, Chairman (864) 579-0360
The Boys & Girls Club of the Virginia Peninsula
Newport News, Va.
Awarded: $12,000
Purpose: This grant is to assist with unit director wages for seven Boys & Girls Club
golf program locations. The ten-month program will reach approximately 70 youths.
The organization was recently named one of four Southeast Region Boys & Girls Clubs
awarded top honor in the category "Stages of Organizational Effectiveness" by Boys &
Girls Club of America.
Contact: Steven Kast, Executive Director (757) 223-7204
City of Harrisonburg Parks and Recreation
Harrisonburg, Va.
Awarded: $30,000
Purpose: This grant award will help Harrisonburg's growing The First Tee program expand to include about 650 area youths into its various golf programs. A new The First Tee site, Harrisonburg began golf programming in May of 2002 and reached approximately 250 youths during its first year. USGA funds will be used for instruction and access costs.
Contact: David Johns, PGA Professional (540) 442-6502
Danville Youth GROW
Danville, Va.
Awarded: $14,500
Purpose: This grant supports programming at their The First Tee Facility which had its grand opening in September 2003. Programming will operate year-round and the organization anticipates reaching 800 participants in its 2003-2004 program. 97% of participants are African-American and 90% are from low income families. USGA grant funds will support instruction, equipment, and range balls.
Contact: Daryl Dalton, President (434) 793-1222
Fairfax County Park Authority
Fairfax, Va.
Awarded: $3,500
Purpose: Fairfax County's grant, for partial instruction, access, and transportation
costs, will help its summer golf program expand from 14 participants to approximately
40. These at-risk youth will receive instruction at a local range, and will be given
access passes to encourage post-program play.
Contact: Jan Boothby, Grants Coordinator (703) 324-8700
Greene County Recreation Department
Stanardsville, Va.
Awarded: $9,000
Purpose: This grant is to support expansion of Greene County's summer golf
programming, which reaches rural county youth ages 2 1/2-17. With this grant, Greene
County intends to add another instructor and increase the number of youth in the golf
program from approximately 200 to 255.
Contact: Julius Bates, Director of Parks & Recreation (434) 985-5226
Richmond Department of Parks and Recreation
Richmond, Va.
Awarded: $18,000
Purpose: This grant, for instruction and continued course access costs, will allow
Richmond to operate its full realm of summer and after-school programming. This year
Richmond will include a larger continued access component, namely by incorporating
the new local The First Tee site as an addition to its access offerings.
Contact: Donald Coleman, Golf Program Director (804) 646-1115
Virginia State Golf Association Foundation
Midlothian, Va.
Awarded: $34,375
Purpose: This grant award will allow the VSGA Foundation to offer full scholarships to 125 economically disadvantaged youths for its summer boarding camps. The camps provide over 40 hours of golf instruction for youth in the program, and are held at Independence Golf Club, which is the Virginia State Golf Association's home course.
Contact: David Norman, Executive Director (804) 897-8641
YMCA of South Hampton Roads
Virginia Beach, Va.
Awarded: $30,000
Purpose: With this two-year grant award, YMCA's The First Tee of South Hampton Roads will be able to offer year-long golf program scholarships to 80 economically disadvantaged youths in the Hampton Roads community. This year, The First Tee expects to expand its program significantly, reaching 2,050 youths in one year. Of this number, approximately 50% are expected to need financial assistance.
Contact: Tom Flynn, Executive Director (757) 563-8990
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