To accelerate the conservation, development, and utilization of natural and human resources to improve the level of economic activity, and to enhance the environment, quality of life and standard of living in mineral, missoula and ravalli counties, montana.

Bitterroot economic development district incorporated (bredd, inc) continues to assist in the region with economic development by providing grant writing, grant administration, project development and management, economic gardening, and regional strategies. Bredd worked in partnership with local business and government to secure and manage the following projects:continuing to coordinate and organize bioscience accelerator (previously called missoula vaccine partnership. )completed next generation broadband feasibility study in partnership with the city of missoula and missoula county. Began project development for a next generation broadband community open access fiber optic/shared conduit network master plan in partnership with private businesses, local government and anchor institutions including public schools, health care and higher eductation. Began raising funds for the master plan. Coordinated and successfully applied for big sky trust fund (bstf) planning grants and job creation grants for 8 projects totaling over $1. 5 million. Most of these funds directly help businesses or other economic development enterprises. Bredd writes and administers all bstf grants in missoula county but only handles the planning grant funds. Continued to develop and monitor the progress of our region's comprehensive economic development strategy (ceds). Implementing the economic gardening program. Bredd actively raised funds and established all the marketing materials and process to launch a full program in the fall of 2014 during the fiscal year ending 6-30-14 bredd received in-kind donations of professional services and use of facilities totaling $19,750. Planning for fiscal year ending 6. 30. 15 includes:project development for a next generation broadband community open access fiber optic/shared conduit network master plan in partnership with private businesses, local government and anchor institutions including public schools, health care and higher eductation. Began raising funds for the master plan. Launch an economic gardening program to help high growth companies with market research. Bredd will work with the city of missoula and missoula county to help assist businesses with economic development grants for job creation, including big sky trust funds, economic development administration, community development block grants economic development. Bredd will apply for montana department of commerce big sky economic development trust fund (bstf) grants to fund planning projects for local businesses and other economic development interests. Bredd will continue working with local government to help businesses access bstf job creation grantswork with mineral county to develop heritage tourism. Continue coordinating the bioscience accelerator (previously called missoula vaccine partnership. )continue coordinating, assisting and administrating economic development projects as they arise. Bredd, inc has a memorandum of understanding with missoula county and montec to provide office space, meeting space, and administrative services.