First Green has announced it has been awarded a $112,250 STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) grant by the United States Golf Association for 2015. The grant is funded by the USGA’s partnership with Chevron and designed to encourage students in science, technology, engineering and math disciplines through the world of golf.
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Dr. Kimberly S. Erusha, managing director of the USGA Green Section, said in awarding the grant, “The goal of the Chevron-USGA partnership and our Eagles for Education funding is to make STEM more fun and engaging through the game of golf. The First Green’s educational and environmental outreach programs on the golf course have shown tremendous success supporting this objective, for which we are extremely grateful.”
In 2013 and 2014, USGA/Chevron grants totaling $255,750 funded expansion of First Green to Oregon and the launch of First Green in Northern and Southern California. It also enabled First Green to respond to growing interest in the program across the country, as well as in Canada. In awarding the grant, the USGA continued its recognition of First Green for innovative STEM field trips in which students use the golf course as a learning lab, participating in hands-on activities such as calculating a stream’s velocity and learning about computerized irrigation systems. The 2015 grant will help First Green continue to increase its impact.
A tax-exempt nonprofit, First Green was founded in the State of Washington in 1997 and is expanding nationally.