Workforce Pathways via Montana Girls Golf
GrantID: 77707
Grant Funding Amount Low: Open
Deadline: Ongoing
Grant Amount High: Open
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Grant Overview
Montana's workforce shortages in rural education and recreation services limit the number of certified instructors available to run after-school golf programs. The state lists 32 counties with fewer than three certified physical education teachers per 1,000 high-school students, according to the Office of Public Instruction. This scarcity directly constrains delivery of the Girls Golf Engagement Program in Montana.
High-school girls in eastern counties such as Dawson and Richland encounter additional workforce barriers because local employers in oil extraction and agriculture draw available adults into seasonal labor rather than volunteer coaching roles. Western counties near the Continental Divide report similar constraints from seasonal tourism employment that reduces year-round staff availability at municipal courses.
Funding requires applicants to submit staffing plans that include at least one certified instructor recruited from the Montana High School Association registry or an equivalent out-of-state source with documented relocation incentives. Budgets must reserve 25 percent of total funds for instructor travel stipends across distances exceeding 80 miles.
Montana differs from adjacent states because its frontier county designation triggers specific federal reporting on provider-to-population ratios; applications must include county-level workforce data from the most recent U.S. Census Bureau release rather than statewide averages.
The program addresses these constraints by pairing free clinics with school credit through the state's flexible learning program, allowing participants to earn physical education credit during non-traditional hours. This structure reduces reliance on already strained after-school staffing.
Review criteria examine whether proposed tournament schedules align with the state's agricultural calendar to avoid peak planting and harvest periods when student and family availability drops. Data from the Montana Department of Agriculture shows harvest windows overlap with traditional spring and fall golf seasons in 21 counties.
Applications must also demonstrate broadband connectivity at proposed clinic sites sufficient for online registration and progress tracking, given that 47 percent of rural Montana high schools operate with download speeds below 25 Mbps. This infrastructure check ensures workforce coordination can occur remotely when in-person instructor coverage is unavailable.
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