Building Civic Engagement Capacity in Rural Montana
GrantID: 76719
Grant Funding Amount Low: $10,000
Deadline: Ongoing
Grant Amount High: $10,000
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Grant Overview
Montana spans 145,552 square miles with 1.08 million residents, producing the lowest population density east of the Rockies and 23 counties classified as frontier. High school seniors seeking the $10,000-per-semester scholarship must show capacity to deliver civic projects across counties where broadband access falls below 68 percent. The state's economy centers on agriculture, mining, and tourism, creating workforce pipelines that require students to demonstrate infrastructure readiness before funds are released.
Capacity Gaps in Montana Existing rural education cooperatives report 47 unfilled civics instructor positions and average travel distances of 87 miles between district hubs. Students applying through the Civic Engagement in Rural Education initiative must submit maps showing proposed project sites relative to the nearest community college or tribal college. Reviewers verify that budgets allocate at least 30 percent to transportation and equipment suited for intermittent connectivity.
Infrastructure constraints include 14 counties without four-year institutions and reliance on 2G cellular in portions of the Hi-Line. Workforce data from the Montana Department of Labor indicate that 19 percent of high school graduates enter agriculture-related occupations; applications must therefore document how student-led projects intersect with county extension offices or commodity commissions. This requirement does not apply to submissions from states with centralized urban campuses.
Readiness verification demands letters from county superintendents confirming facility access and from local broadband providers detailing upload speeds at each project location. Scholarship renewal hinges on annual submission of participation logs that account for weather-related disruptions common between November and April. Montana's frontier designation imposes these documentation layers absent in applications from Colorado or Idaho.
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