As many of you know, we are on the verge of opening the new Montana Heritage Center, with twice the exhibit space and entirely new exhibits. The museum opens to the public on December 3, we begin offering tours on January 2, and we've started scheduling field trips.
Even better, we've started awarding travel grants to schools! Through a generous grant from Montana Blue Cross Blue Shield, the Montana Historical Society (MTHS) kicked off the first round of the History and Travel Grant to fund forty-six applicants across twenty-two counties.
These funds offset travel costs to Helena for public, private, and homeschool collectives from across the state. Funding is awarded to schools who will travel more than fifty miles (one way) to Helena and is based on a formula that includes:
- distance to Helena
- number of students
- type of transportation
The second wave of funding is open, and MTHS is currently accepting applications until Monday, January 4 at 5 PM.
Award letters, invoices and tax information will be send to teachers and business office staff by Friday, January 16. Grant awards will be sent as checks to your school business office by Friday, February 13.
If you don’t require grant funding to travel, and you would like to reserve a date to visit the Montana Capitol, Original Governor’s Mansion, Homeland and Charlie Russell Gallery, our staff can book your fieldtrip today.
To apply for the grant, or to schedule fieldtrips, please complete this form.
If you have any questions or comments regarding the Montana History and Civics Grant, or general fieldtrips, please call Darby Bramble at 406-444-2412 or email Darby.Bramble2@mt.gov.
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