Initially, the term will be staggered at the Board of Directores descretion. The winner of the Multi-Million Dollar Partnership was Mike Combs, DC, NRCS, Malad. Two Scholarships will be awarded twice a year following the IDEA Directors meetings in January and July. IDEA Directors and liaisons will judge the applications. The class or workshop must be related to the applicant's position.
Applicants can receive a scholarship once every three years.
Recipients must use scholarship within one year. Board sign off is requested on the application. The Budget Requests for each source are based on their fiscal year. IDEA must send in a request prior by the end of the agency's Fiscal Year. Debbie Wilcox represented IDEA at the Pacific Regional Conference this year.