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Grant software trainings available for recreation grant programs

Jul 20, 2021 3:52 PM

HELENA – Montana State Parks will offer trainings to Recreational Trails Program (RTP) and Montana Trail Stewardship Grant Program (MTSGP) subrecipients on use of the new grant software system, AmpliFund (mt.amplifund.com). AmpliFund is the new online grant management system for the administration of all grants awarded by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. The program replaces Web Grants as of June 30 and includes more functionality for the management of project funds. Trainings will be offered virtually every Wednesday in August from 1 to 3 p.m.

Training sessions are free and highly recommended for active subrecipients of RTP and MTSGP. The trainings will focus on managing current, active awards in AmpliFund. Agenda items include:

  • Access and navigation to AmpliFund
  • Adding new users and assigning users to grants
  • Accessing grant budgets and submitting payment requests
  • Submitting achievements to performance plans
  • Requesting amendments

Online trainings via Zoom will be held on the following dates from 1 to 3 p.m.

  • Wednesday, August 4
  • Wednesday, August 11
    • This training will be geared specifically to U.S. Forest Service subrecipients.
  • Wednesday, August 18
  • Wednesday, August 25

For Zoom information for the trainings, visit the Recreational Trails webpage: https://fwp.mt.gov/aboutfwp/grant-programs/recreational-trails

For more information on FWP’s switch to AmpliFund, visit the AmpliFund Resources page: https://fwp.mt.gov/aboutfwp/grant-programs/amplifund-resources.

Additional training sessions focused on applying to grant opportunities will be offered this fall, prior to the grant application cycles for both programs.

For questions about the Recreational Trails Program, contact Carissa Beckwith at carissa.beckwith@mt.gov

For questions about the Montana Trail Stewardship Grant Program, contact Michelle McNamee at michelle.mcnamee@mt.gov.

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