Along with our partners at the Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education, we have hosted regional meetings to prepare for the FY 27 Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment for the 2026-2027 Perkins Grant cycle.

The meeting was required for those schools receiving Perkins in 2025-2026 or want to receive in 2026-2027 but all districts with CTE programs were invited. It was great to work with schools across the state in the process of starting their CLNA. Below are the resources provided for the regional meetings. 

A few notes to help in this completing the CLNA process:

• Please review past CLNA information to help inform this year's process. You can access your previous CLNAs in EGrants.

• Use advisory committee meeting notes from the past year, use information you can easily find online (like the MT Labor Market Information site), use emails, conversations, and other meetings you have been to over the past year. 

Montana Regional CLNA Guide

• Montana Regional CLNA Worksheets- Fillable PDF

• Montana Regional CLNA Worksheets - Google Doc Version

• Montana Regional CLNA Worksheets - Word Version

Resource Document - Helpful Links - Regional Meetings