2024 SOUTHWEST MONTANA GRANT RECIPIENTS
Inspired by these projects and want to know if your project is a good fit for our program? Contact Program Director Ciara Ryan at grants@mthistory.org
Enjoy these brief profiles on all of our 2024 grantees in Southwest Montana and visit our past grantees page to see which projects have made a historic impact in your area in years past!
Butte Citizens for Preservation and Revitalization, “The Story of Butte,” Butte, $10,000 Grant: The Butte Citizens for Preservation and Revitalization will hire three historians and an editor to create new tours and content for their website and app called ‘The Story of Butte’. This experience will explore the history, buildings, neighborhoods, and key events from Butte’s past. Learn more about this experience at https://storyofbutte.org.
City County of Butte-Silver Bow, “Revolving Copper Door Restoration,” Butte, $10,000 Grant: The City County of Butte-Silver Bow will collaborate with a specialist craftsman to restore and make the historic copper revolving doors functional at the entrance of the county courthouse. Learn more about courthouse at https://www.co.silverbow.mt.us/165/Clerk-of-the-District-Court.
Friends of the Dillon Public Library, “Carnegie Library Restoration,” Dillon, $10,000: The Friends of the Dillon Public Library will restore three historic windows on the northwest wall of the first Carnegie library built in Montana. Learn more about this group at https://dillonfriendsofthelibrary.org.
Myrna Loy, “Window and Jail Restoration,” Helena, $10,000: The Myrna Loy will restore and protect the weathered windows and exterior oak on the original jail doors. Learn more about this historic building at https://themyrnaloy.com.
IS YOUR PROJECT NEXT?
We hope that you’re inspired by some of the projects we’ve funded over the years. If you have questions about how your project can be next, let’s talk!
Questions about Grants from the Foundation? Contact Program Director Ciara Ryan at grants@mthistory.org or call (406) 449-3770