Blaine County MSU Extension partners with Triangle Communications

Published: 2019
By Julianne Snedigar

This year, Blaine County MSU Extension Agent Juli Snedigar partnered with Anne Boothe, Economic Development Specialist from Triangle Communications, to offer a Basic Grant Writing Workshop. The workshop was offered free to participants and was limited to 20 attendees. Participants represented local city government, fire department, ambulance department, city police, non-profit community organizations, tribal government agencies, county departments, and private individuals. The workshop, which was designed for beginners, included ideas, resources and processes for developing grant proposals. Attendees were able to work on their own ideas during the workshop. As a result, each attendee identified at least one grant proposal idea and developed it. Participants were provided with a take-home packet of additional information on grant funding available in the area and in Montana, as well of a list of resources for more information. Following the workshop, two attendees returned to MSU Extension for more assistance in writing grant proposals. Over half of the participants reported they submitted at least one grant following the workshop and felt more confident in their grant writing abilities. Continued requests have prompted consideration to hold this workshop annually.