Montana 4-H History Project wins grant
I’m pleased to announce that the Montana 4-H History Project was awarded a $1,000 grant! This grant will support the continued development of our efforts to bring more Montana 4-H history to light.
In a first-ever program, five state projects were awarded National 4-H History Preservation Mini-grants in amounts of $500 to $1000. This is an inaugural program launched by the National 4-H History Preservation Team in cooperation with the National 4-H Council.
The grant was written by Luke Duran of the Montana 4-H History Project, and submitted and received by Teri Antilley, Director and State 4-H Program Leader at Montana State University’s Montana 4-H Center for Youth Development. Very grateful to Teri for submitting this grant proposal.
Grants were awarded to:
- Follow the Clover, University of Geogia
- Preserving the Alcona County 4-H Legacy, Michigan 4-H Foundation
- Show-Me 4-H History, Missouri 4-H Foundation
- Montana 4-H History Project, Montana 4-H Center for Youth Development
- North Carolina 4-H History and Learning Center Oral History, North Carolina State University.
The mini-grant award money will primarily be used in two ways: to pay for web development components to improve and expand the Montana 4-H History website; and to produce and purchase a retractable popup banner and printed outreach materials for an anticipated statewide Montana tour in 2027. This tour will be a series of public presentations taking the story of Montana 4-H history to communities across the state.
Photo: Image from “Everything You Need to Know About the History of the 4-H Club,” an article by Natalie Schulmann published in Country Living magazine, February 2018. Photograph by Brian Woodcock.
The National 4-H History Preservation Team, with support from National 4-H Council and generous donors, congratulates these awardees. As 4-H prepares to celebrate its 125 anniversary, preserving, sharing, and expanding our history is more important than ever.
For more information on National 4-H History Preservation Team, find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/4H.History/ or on the web at https://4-hhistorypreservation.com
Learn more about the National 4-H Council here: https://4-h.org/about/leadership/national-4-h-council/
