COMMUNITIES

YOU HAVE A VISION FOR YOUR TOWN. WE HAVE THE EXPERIENCE.
Since 2004, a key part of our mission has been playing a supporting role as the cities and towns in our region realize their full potential. Our commitment has yielded experience in many kinds of activities, such as infrastructure grantwriting, letters of support, community town halls, and much more! We work closely with city councils and county commissioners across the region to shape our economic development strategy, also known as the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS). If you have something you want to see in your town or city that will improve their economy and quality of life, we want to help!

SNAPSHOTS OF OUR COMMUNITIES
We like to take pictures sometimes when we travel to meetings in Conrad, Shelby, Choteau, Valier, Dutton, Fairfield, Cut Bank, Browning, and the rest of the wonderful locations in our region. Enjoy what our communities have to offer!





LETTERS OF SUPPORT
We want to help you succeed whether you are looking to repair a sidewalk or create a whole new attraction for your city or town. Talk to our staff today about your project so that we can write a letter of support for your grant! Here are just a few projects we have written in support of in years past...
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Krysko Park, Shelby, Toole County
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Meadowlark Park, Shelby, Toole County
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Roadrunner Recreation Trail, Shelby, Toole County
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Historic Town Hall, Shelby, Toole County
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Champions Park, Shelby, Toole County
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Sidewalks, Cascade, Cascade County
GRANT WATCH
Youth Loans
Funds used to start & operate income-producing projects connected with 4-H clubs, FFA, a Tribal youth group, or similar agricultural youth organization. Max is $5,000
contact county office
Youth connected to youth organization
Great Falls Area Community Foundation
$250 to $1,000
Lori Cereck
General operations, Projects/Programs Nonprofit, education
December 1, 2022 at 7:00:00 AM
Simperman Corette Foundation
$5,000 to $50,000 grants for nonprofits for education, education technology, food, housing, primarily education
Roy Simperman
Nonprofits
Otto Bremer Charitable Trust
Nonprofits for education, health, human services for general operations, capital campaign, projects, programs, capacity building, technical assistance, emergency funding
Lue Her
651 227 8036
Nonprofits
M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust
Grants over $50,000 that focus on arts, culture, humanities, education, environment, animals, health, human service, international and foreign affairs, public, social benefit, religion, mutual/membership benefit for capital campaigns, projects, programs, capacity building, technical assistance
Jason Lee
360 694 8415
nonprofits
April 1, 2022 at 6:00:00 AM
Greater Montana Foundation
$5,000 to $50,000 for arts, culture, humanities, education, health, public, social benefit. Emphasis on communication including radio, TV, film, websites, podcasts. Montana
Sidney Armstrong
406 443 5693
Nonprofits
Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation
Grants for general operations, projects and programs, capacity-building or technical assistance. Montana
406 523-1300
May 16, 2022 at 6:00:00 AM
Montana State Parks Recreational Trails Program (RTP) Grants
Grants for urban, backcountry, and basic front trails for new trails or maintenance. Also for educational and safety projects
Federal, tribal, state, county or city agencies, private associations and clubs
Irrigation Development Grants
Grants range from $300 to $20,000 for private, for profit, government and tribal entities
Ann Kulczyk