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A UTV Aids Libby Search and Rescue
Libby's terrain can pose challenges for emergency responders, but volunteers with David Thompson Search and Rescue are keeping locals and visitors safe with a new tool.
- Local Champion:
- Community Action Partnership of Northwest Montana
- Date funded:
- March 19, 2025
- Grant Amount:
- $30,000
- Local Champion:
- Libby K-12 Schools
- Date funded:
- March 10, 2025
- Grant Amount:
- $12,143
- Local Champion:
- Libby Parks District
- Date funded:
- March 6, 2025
- Grant Amount:
- $10,000

Every minute counts on a farm or ranch. These innovations are helping agricultural producers across the Mountain West get some of that time back.

Sheep ranches across the West are finding both financial and agricultural value in what was previously considered worthless wool.
- Local Champion:
- Libby K-12 Schools
- Date funded:
- March 3, 2025
- Grant Amount:
- $4,058
- Local Champion:
- Libby K-12 Schools
- Date funded:
- March 3, 2025
- Grant Amount:
- $11,775
- Local Champion:
- Fisher River Valley Fire Service
- Date funded:
- February 25, 2025
- Grant Amount:
- $29,844
- Local Champion:
- Lincoln County Unite for Youth
- Date funded:
- February 25, 2025
- Grant Amount:
- $7,500
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