Google to give $6M in STEM grants to Boston groups

By Galen Moore, Boston Business Journal

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Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG) has pledged to donate $6 million to three Boston-area organizations: Citizen Schools, the Concord Consortium and the Harvard School of Public Health.

The grants, which are designed to support science, technology, engineering and math programs (STEM) are part of a $40 million grant package to be spread across 40 organizations worldwide.

Google described the grants in a blog post, the content of which was emailed to news media in advance of its planned publication.

Google Cambridge manager Steve Vinter is scheduled to speak at a Citizen Schools event, Thursday afternoon, according to the company.

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