Grant

There are two of these prizes. One will go to a brand-new business to help get off the ground, and the other to a current business for expansion.

The money will be used for equipment and supplies for both departments.

Montana, along with Arizona, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming are set to receive grants.

For the second year in a row, Missoula County has been awarded a Montana Land Information Act grant to support Map Missoula.

$1.28 million was awarded by the U.S. Labor Department in grants to fund the HB-1 visa program, and City College was among five regional community colleges to receive the America’s Promise Grant, which will focus on tuition-free education for veterans and displaced energy workers...

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana awarded a fifty thousand dollar grant for a new pilot project in Billings.

As the University of Montana struggles with budget cuts and layoffs, a group called the UM Advocacy Coalition is urging the State of Montana to find a better way to fund its universities.

University of Montana Professor Mark Hebblewhite recently received a $435,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to continue the world’s longest running elk study.

Opportunity Resources, based in Missoula, recently received a $152,000 grant from the Louis L. Borick Foundation to expand the Opportunity Ranch in Frenchtown. CEO of Opportunity Resources, Jesse Dunn, hopes to create a space for individuals of all abilities to enjoy.

16 Montana schools were awarded grants today to help take a very important first step towards the health and future of their students and their communities.