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Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island,
Vermont, Washington D.C.
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.
The Connecticut Golf Foundation
Rocky Hill, Conn.
Awarded: $80,000
Purpose: This three-year grant supports The First Tee programs
run by the Connecticut Golf Foundation. All programming will be held in the summer
and approximately 1,350 participants from all major cities in Connecticut will
be enrolled in the Par, Birdie, and Teams programs. USGA funds will be used for
instruction, range access, and course access.
Contact: Ian
Baxter, Program Director
(860) 257-4171
City of New Britain Parks and Recreation Department
New Britain, Conn.
Awarded: $25,000
Purpose: This two-year grant supports the City of New Britain
Parks and Recreation Department's USGA After-School Golf Program. The program
introduces about 325 participants to golf through instruction at twelve school
locations. USGA funds will be used for instruction, course access, range access,
and transportation.
Contact: William DeMaio, Acting Director (860) 826-3360
Town of Carrabassett Valley
Kingfield, Maine
Awarded: $9,800
Purpose: This grant funds a new program for high school-aged
girls. Approximately 25 participants are expected to enroll in this portion of
programming, but 490 participants will be served overall. Instruction, course
acess, range access, and equipment will be provided to the participating girls
by USGA funds.
Contact: Elizabeth
Lyons, Director of Children's Golf
(207) 237-2673
The First Tee of Montgomery, Inc.
Washington Grove, Md.
Awarded: $18,880
Purpose: This grant will support junior golf programming
for The First Tee of Montgomery County. Approximately 315 youths from Washington
D.C. and Maryland areas will participate in these spring, summer, and fall
programs. USGA grant
funds will go toward PGA and life skills instruction and equipment.
Contact: Dale Carlson-Bebout, Executive Director
(240) 447-4646
The Salvation Army, Baltimore Area Command
Baltimore, Md.
Awarded: $10,000
Purpose: This grants supports a program for kids involved
with Boys and Girls Clubs run by the Salvation Army of Baltimore. Approximately
100 participants will be involved with the golf program in 2005. USGA funds
will be used toward
instruction, range access, golf equipment, and transportation.
Contact: Shadd Phillips, Executive Director, Boys and Girls
Program
(443) 573-3298
Baltimore County Public Schools
Towson, Md.
Awarded: $48,000
Purpose: This grant supports the Girls Developmental Interscholastic
Golf Program, a non-competitive league that gives female students an opportunity
to learn the game. In 2005, 16 schools in the county will participate in
the program, with
an enrollment of 10 girls from each school. Programming will take place
at various county-owned courses. Upon completion of the program, many girls
will have an opportunity to join competitive girls golf teams at their
respective schools. USGA funds will go toward instruction, coach training,
and equipment.
Contact: Jill Masterman, Supervisor, Office of Athletics
(410) 887-2328
Rehabilitation Hospital of the Cape and Islands
East Sandwich, Mass.
Awarded: $8,000
Purpose: This grant supports programs that introduce individuals
with disabilities to the game of golf as a supplement to physical rehabilitation.
Approximately 72 adult individuals with disabilities will participate in
the "Back in the
Swing" and the "Back on Course" programs throughout Cape Cod. Programming
will include instruction from both PGA professionals and certified therapists.
The
grant funds will be used for instruction, equipment, course access, and
range access.
Contact: Valerie Hayes, Therapeutic Recreation Coordinator
(508) 833-4260
The Seacoast Golf Academy Inc.
North Hampton, N.H.
Awarded: $17,500
Purpose: This grant supports programs that follow The
First Tee's Life Skills curriculum and par, birdie, and eagle instruction
levels for kids residing in Rockingham County, NH. Approximately 350 participants
will receive
instruction at a driving range, a short-hole course, and an 18-hole course.
USGA grant funds will be used for instruction, transportation, and equipment
replacement.
Contact: William Burbank, Executive Director
(603) 964-3033
Greater Trenton Junior Golf, Inc.
West Trenton, N.J.
Awarded: $24,475
Purpose: This grant supports a program that will offer all levels
of instruction to approximately 150 youths in the Trenton area. Participants
will receive unlimited driving range access once a week, as well as opportunities
to receive on-course instruction over the course of the summer. USGA funds will go toward instruction,
course access, range access, equipment, and transportation.
Contact: Jeffery Hughes, Director, Youth Development
(212) 708-2677
Jersey Shore Junior Golf, Inc.
Manasquan, N.J.
Awarded: $22,000
Purpose: This grant supports the creation of the Jersey Shore
Junior Golf program (JSJG). This program intends to reach 256 participants in
the first year, serving youths ages 6 through18 from 50 social service agencies
in Asbury Park, N.J. USGA funds will be used for instruction, golf course and
range access, transportation, and equipment.
Contact: Robert Hodnett, Executive Director (732) 528-9158
Junior Metro Golf, Inc.
Lawrenceville, N.J.
Awarded: $17,500
Purpose: This grant supports the continued expansion of The
First Tee of Greater Trenton. The program intends to reach 450 participants from
local schools and social service agencies. Participants are encouraged to take
advantage of playing opportunities through discounted rates at all four of the
county-owned golf courses. USGA funds will be used for instruction, course and
range access, transportation, and special needs equipment.
Contact: Paul Kapp, Vice President/ Interim Executive Director
(609) 912-0506
The Association for Retarded Citizens, Monmouth Unit, Inc.
Tinton Falls, N.J.
Awarded: $11,000
Purpose: This grant supports a golf program for physically and
mentally challenged individuals. Fifteen individuals will advance to more competitive
and challenging play while 35 individuals will take part in the beginner programming.
USGA funds will be used for instruction, course acess, range access, and equipment
for both programs.
Contact: Cindy Wiegers, Recreation Director
(732) 493-0225
The ARC of Atlantic County, Inc.
Egg Harbor Township, N.J.
Awarded: $6,600
Purpose: This grant supports The ARC of Atlantic County in its
program for individuals with disabilities. Approximately 35 individuals will
be provided with over 40 hours of programming, much of which includes on-course
playing opportunities. USGA funds will be used for course and range access, equipment,
and instruction costs.
Contact: Joseph Eisele, Community Program Coordinator (609)
926-0800
Akwesasne Boys and Girls Club
Akwesasne, N.Y.
Awarded: $7,750
Purpose: This grant will support a program that will introduce
24 youths to golf through professional instruction and access to golf courses
and driving ranges. As the only Boys and Girls Club on an Indian reservation
east of the Mississippi River, this organization will use USGA funds to add golf
to its offerings of athletic programs. USGA funds will go toward instruction,
golf course access, driving range access, equipment, and transportation.
Contact: Vaughn Phillips, Director of Operations
(518) 358-9911
City Parks Foundation
Corona, N.Y.
Awarded: $15,000
Purpose: This grant supports a program that will expose children
between the ages of five and seven to golf. Most programming will take place
at public parks throughout New York City, with participants using limited-flight
golf balls. Upon completion of the program, participants will have the option
of enrolling in any of the organization's more advanced programs. Approximately
250 youths will participate in 2005. USGA funds will be used for instruction
and
equipment.
Contact: Mike
Silverman, Director of Sports
(718) 699-4200
Economic Opportunity Program
Elmira, N.Y.
Awarded: $4,600
Purpose: This grant supports an after-school and summer
golf program that will be operated in conjunction with The First Tee of
Corning. Approximately 20 youths will participate in the program, which
will offer PGA instruction and golf
course and driving range access. USGA funds will go toward instruction,
course and range access, and equipment.
Contact: Anita Lewis, Deputy of Resource Development
(607) 734-6174
Hiawatha Golf Project, Inc.
Apalachin, N.Y.
Awarded: $2,110
Purpose: This grant supports a program that exposes youth from
area Boys and Girls Clubs and the Special Olympics to The First Tee programming.
All instruction will take place on the program's three-hole learning course.
The program expects to reach 135 youths this summer, and upon completion of the
program, participants with perfect attendance will receive a free round at the
Links at Hiawatha Landing, a regulation 18-hole course. USGA funds will go toward
instruction and transportation.
Contact: Bernie
Herceg, Director of Golf
(201) 743-8800
The City of Newburgh
Newburgh, N.Y.
Awarded: $5,000
Purpose: This grant supports a program operated by the
Newburgh Youth Bureau and Recreation Departments that will introduce
48 youths to golf. Programming will focus on beginner-level instruction
while
incorporating golf course access
during every meeting. USGA funds will go toward instruction, course
and range access, and transportation.
Contact: Wilbur Higgins, Director
(845) 565-3230
Corning City School District
Painted Post, N.Y.
Awarded: $24,000
Purpose: This grant supports an after-school golf
program that will give students opportunities to receive more extensive
instruction
and playing opportunities. The program will supplement the district's
in-school golf program, which
reaches over 4,750 students. The after-school program will reach approximately
320 students, all of whom will have an opportunity to enroll in The
First Tee of Corning during the summer. USGA funds will go toward
instruction
and
course access.
Contact: Eileen Bowen, Director, Enrichment Program
(607) 936-3704
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams School for the Arts, Middle School 180
Bronx, N.Y.
Awarded: $20,000
Purpose: This grant supports a program that gives students
opportunities to learn golf through in-school programming that takes
place in the school gym and at a local golf course and driving range. Participants
will also have an
opportunity to enroll in The First Tee of Metropolitan New York upon
completion
of the program. In all, 80 students will participate. USGA funds
will go toward instruction, course and range access, equipment, and transportation.
Contact: Ted Schechter, Golf Coordinator
(718) 904-5650
Golf Foundation of Rhode Island
Providence, R.I.
Awarded: $35,000
Purpose: This grant supports programs run at the Button
Hole Golf Facility. Approximately 1,500 participants from Providence,
RI and surrounding areas will take part in these programs in 2005. USGA
funds
will go toward course and
range access, instruction, and transportation for new junior golf programs.
Contact: Kathy O'Malley, Executive Director
(401) 334-6803
Langston Jr. Boys & Girls Golf Club
Awarded: $8,000
Purpose: This grant supports a program for youth in the
urban neighborhoods of the northeastquadrant of Washington, D.C. Approximately
175 participants will take part in the 6-week program in the summer of
2006. USGA funds will be used for equipment, course access, and range access.
Contact: Raymond Savoy, Director
(202) 397-8638
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