The PDGA Innovation Grant Program has been created to assist in the promotion and growth of the sport of disc golf and the Professional Disc Golf Association. Applicants are encouraged to think outside the box to create unique projects and programs that promote and increase awareness for the sport and association.
Today, we have not one but two exciting announcements for the disc golf world! Not only have the latest winners of the PDGA Innovation Grant Program been selected, but we are proud to roll out a much-anticipated change in the structure of the program itself. Starting with this latest batch of applicants and continuing indefinitely for the PDGA Innovation Grant Program, the number of grant applicants to be awarded has been doubled from five to 10 and the maximum potential grant amount has been increased from $500 to $1,000!
The PDGA Innovation Grant Program was created in 2008 to increase and promote the awareness of the sport of disc golf and the Professional Disc Golf Association. Applicants are encouraged to think outside of the box to develop innovative and unique programs which will promote the sport and increase participation.
The deadline for submission of applications for the second round of 2015 Innovation Grants is December 1, 2015.
The PDGA Innovation Grant Program was created to increase and promote the awareness of the sport of disc golf and the Professional Disc Golf Association. Applicants are encouraged to think outside of the box to develop innovative and unique programs which will promote the sport and increase participation. Eighteen applications were received by the PDGA office prior to the December 2nd deadline for consideration for the second wave of these $500 grants to be awarded in 2013.
The recipients of the five PDGA Innovation Grants and the locations of the projects to be funded are:
Much like Owen Wilson’s and Vince Vaughn’s characters in Wedding Crashers, we had a simple plan. Crash the party. Bring gifts. Try to fit in. And much like the central theme of the film, we discovered that under the surface of it all, things run much deeper.
