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A practical look at federal funding that doesn’t cost you equity. – 10/28 – Missoula
The workshop is interactive and in person, and it sticks to the practical side: how to identify opportunities, what federal agencies are looking for, how proposals are evaluated, what goes into a competitive application and why the right collaborators matter.
Glacier National Park Conservancy Wants to Raise $4.6 Million for 2027 Projects
The Conservancy plans to fund 35 projects addressing trail maintenance, research, and emergency response amid rising visitation and staffing cuts. Their efforts aim to sustain safe and accessible wilderness experiences despite operational challenges as staffing reductions have removed nearly a quarter of the park’s workforce, while visitation continues to surge, creating pressure on resources and infrastructure.
Submittable Launches Sub*stance – A corner of the internet just for grantmakers
Sub*stance is a space for you to swap ideas with other grantmakers, get real advice, and dig deeper. It’s a place for you to find the creative spark you need, whenever you need it. Whether that be a fresh approach to a particular challenge, or an existential boost to help remember why you got into this work in the first place.
The Jeanette Rankin Foundation – Transformation Futures Through Education
Education can mean the difference between minimum wage and a living salary, between a life of poverty and a promising future.
Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority
The purpose of regional rail authorities in Montana is to preserve and improve abandoned rail services for agriculture, industry, or passenger traffic and to preserve the abandoned railroad right-of-way for future transportation uses, when determined…
Montana is one of the 10 weakest economies by real GDP growth in Q2
Montana’s real GDP grew by an annualized rate of 0.1% in Q2 2026, down from 1.1% in Q1 2026, placing it among the 10 weakest state economies in the country according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) via the St. Louis Fed (FRED)
Great Falls Development Alliance
“Anything Business – Think GFDA. The Great Falls trade area offers a strategic location, competitive operating costs, and strong industry advantages in food and agriculture, value-added processing, bioprocessing, energy, and advanced support services. As the…
Northwestern Energy May Have Your Future Career Opportunity – Check Them Out.
Mobile Dispatcher Northwestern Energy – Butte Read the full job description: CLICK HERE! Corrosion Technician Northwestern Energy – Montana Read the full job description: CLICK HERE! Paralegal Northwestern Energy – Helena Read the full job description: CLICK HERE! Journeyman Lineman Northwestern…
Great Falls Development Alliance
“Anything Business – Think GFDA. The Great Falls trade area offers a strategic location, competitive operating costs, and strong industry advantages in food and agriculture, value-added processing, bioprocessing, energy, and advanced support services. As the…
Missoula Economic Partnership’s annual meeting highlights Missoula’s resilient economy
The highlight of the gathering was tied to the keynote speaker, Erick Garcia-Luna, regional economist for the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, who spoke about the economic resilience of Missoula. View the story for his presentation slides
Prospera Business Network
Prospera Business Network is the lead non-profit organization advancing and supporting community-centered economic development in southwest Montana. Our focus is helping people start and grow their business – in turn strengthening our region’s economy and…
Great Falls Proposing to Host Annual Ironman Races Starting 2027
The Great Falls Tourism Business Improvement District proposes hosting Ironman triathlons for three consecutive years, pending city approval. This initiative could reshape the city’s tourism strategy and bring significant economic benefits.
The VBX Keginar series “What Comes After the Transformer?” – Every Thursday Starting 10/8 – Missoula
What is a Keginar, one might ask? It is one part seminar, one part beer, and completely Missoula. All techies and AI-nerds invited!
Are You Positive You’re Registered to Vote??? – Check with the Montana Voter Portal
Now is the time…go online to MT Voter Portal (or voterportal.mt.gov), put in your name and birthday, check your voter registration info, track your ballot and look at your sample ballot.
Prospera Business Network
Prospera Business Network is the lead non-profit organization advancing and supporting community-centered economic development in southwest Montana. Our focus is helping people start and grow their business – in turn strengthening our region’s economy and…
Missoula County Voice (What are the similar sites in other Montana communities?)
Welcome to Missoula County Voice, Missoula County’s online engagement platform. Local government works best when we hear from community members like you, so please leave comments, participate in surveys and polls and let us know what you think!
CoBuild Montana – We bring people, programs, and mentorship together in one place
CoBuild Montana is focused on solving Montana challenges by developing accessible, replicable solutions that create economic opportunities, jobs, and stronger communities.
The VBX Keginar series “What Comes After the Transformer?” – Every Thursday Starting 10/8 – Missoula
What is a Keginar, one might ask? It is one part seminar, one part beer, and completely Missoula. All techies and AI-nerds invited!
Montana State University Research and Economic Development will be hosting it’s first combined Centers, Institutes, and Core Facilities day on Monday, November 9, 2026.
Join us for the Research and Economic Development Centers, Institutes and Core Facilities Day, an event designed to showcase what Montana State University has to offer in terms of research resources and expertise. We’re bringing together some of MSU’s centers, institutes, and core facilities to highlight the technologies, equipment, and knowledge available across campus.
ADROIT Employer Resources
ADROIT Employer Resources is a Montana-based workforce and talent solutions partner that helps employers solve complex hiring challenges through recruiting, workforce strategy, and employment consulting. We specialize in supporting organizations including deep tech, advanced technology,…
Wyoming Industry Leaders Say Manufacturing Jobs Can Stop Youth From Leaving State
Wyoming Business Alliance Dir. Renny McKay says Sheridan is an example of what a manufacturing center can look like.
Ukrainian Kopychyntsi and Bozeman, Montana Officially Become Sister Cities
This partnership did not begin with a document – it is built on four years of working together. Over this time, Bozeman residents have raised funds for Kopychyntsi, while American volunteers have travelled to Ukraine, supported the local hospital and delivered medical equipment. Architects and Montana State University have also joined the cooperation, and one volunteer from Bozeman even stayed to live in Kopychyntsi.
Today a group of us launched Founded Colorado. (This should be a great idea for every state including Montana)
Our mission is straightforward. We make sure Colorado companies are at the table when policy is shaped. We bring real operating experience to proposed laws and to the rules that put them into practice, so they protect Coloradans and work for the Colorado companies that have to comply. We want to be the place lawmakers and partners call when they want a straight answer about how a new idea will play out. Our constituency is all companies based in Colorado.