grants

Missoula County joined the growing list of voices this week expressing concern over proposed changes to a federal grant program – one that could put local governments across the country at risk of losing federal funding, even after it's awarded.

The $59 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program was the largest in the university’s history.

The City of Missoula is working with transportation officials to ensure grants already approved by the federal government come through amid the Trump administration's cuts.

The ongoing shake-up at the federal level has raised questions over future federal funding, which has traditionally supported a number of local programs and projects, from housing to infrastructure.

A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction Tuesday blocking the Trump administration from implementing the type of sweeping freeze on grant and loan programs proposed in a memo the Office of Management and Budget released in late January.

Looking to keep a struggling mill in Seeley Lake from closing for good, Missoula County may look to steer a one-time state grant toward the operation.