Choteau Area Port Authority

04/11/2024

Mailing address: P.O. Box 320, Choteau, MT 59422 Street address: 216 First Ave. NW, Choteau MT 59422 Telephone: 406-466-2403 Business office hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. News email: [email protected] Advertising email: [email protected]

02/28/2024

09/18/2023

We have great news! A group of community parents and others have worked with us sponsored an organizing grant through Montana Zero to Five to form a comprehensive organization for youth in our area! They have established a non-profit called the Choteau Youth Alliance.

11/07/2022

The Choteau Area Port Authority seeks contracts for Community Coordination, Grant Writing
Services, and Digital Marketing. Summaries of positions are listed below. Please refer to https://choteaumt.org/capa for
complete descriptions.

Community Coordinator:
● Assist with administrative duties for Choteau Area Port Authority (CAPA) and Choteau Chamber of Commerce
● Coordinate outreach for community projects
● Facilitate grant writing and marketing needs
● Inform public on activities

Grant Writing Services:
● Assist CAPA and community groups with writing of requested grants
● Seek grant opportunities for community organizations
● Assist with grant administration

Digital Media Marketing:
● Place seasonal and event ads in media
● Update social media for CAPA and community organizations
● Utilize existing branding and marketing guides

07/26/2022

Family Friend and Neighbor (FFN) child care provider applications are open for Child Care Stabilization Funding.

Eligible FFN providers will receive up to $8,400 per child.

The Child Care Stabilization Grant Application for FFNs closes on Sunday, July 31, 2022. Applicants must be in good standing with Montana Child Care Licensing by Thursday, September 1, 2022, to be eligible to receive funding.

Funds can be used for:

- Time spent caring for children; buying and preparing food or activities; and cleaning for the children
- Rent or mortgage
- Utilities such as electricity, gas, and water bills

05/24/2022

A great opportunity for those needing help with summer childcare!

Get Support with Summer Childcare!

The Department of Public Health and Human Services' Early Childhood and Family Support Division (ECFSD) is providing scholarships to working families of elementary-age children to help cover costs of out-of-school programming/child care for the summer months. Scholarships are limited, one-time grants, with a choice of either $1,500 or $2,500 per eligible child based on a family's summer care costs. This opportunity is made possible by the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA). ECFSD anticipates a total of 3,200 scholarships to be awarded across the state of Montana.

Eligible families have:
• Parents/guardians engaged in the workforce;
• Children entering kindergarten through fifth grade in the Fall of 2022;
• Be able to demonstrate a need for out-of-school programming/child care for the summer; and
• Not currently participating in the Best Beginnings Child Care Scholarship.
• There are no income requirements.

The application can be found online: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RC7FRB2 or by scanning the QR Code in this post!

Applicants will be contacted by their local Child Care Resource and Referral Agency by either the email address or phone number they provided in their application. Awarded applicants will receive a check via mail.

05/23/2022

👶🏻 Choteau Childcare - Community Action Request:

05/19/2022

The Choteau Area Port Authority is seeking input from the Choteau community — particularly employers and working parents — on whether to submit a proposal for Innovative Child Care grant funding from the state Department of Public Health and Human Services.

Choteau qualifies as a “childcare desert” and has no licensed childcare providers.

CAPA has written a proposal for the Innovative Childcare Grant to receive $100,000 to $120,000 to create a “childcare incubation hub.

The Choteau Area Port Authority is seeking input from the Choteau community — particularly employers and working parents — on whether to submit a proposal for Innovative Child Care grant