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University of Montana’s Baucus Institute Receives $800K to Build Programs, Access

April 20, 2022 /

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The Max S. Baucus Institute’s Department of Public Administration and Policy at the University of Montana

The University of Montana’s Max S. Baucus Institute recently received $800,000 from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.

A $500,000 grant from the Gates Foundation will help students from underserved and rural communities in Montana – including tribal communities – participate in Baucus Institute programs, as well as those of UM’s Blewett III School of Law.

A second $300,000 gift from the Hewlett Foundation will help the institute build program capacity and support students.

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