Montana team receives NCI grant
A new grant-funded project aims to support Montana State University Extension agents to make communities more conducive to active lifestyles.
The project, “Built Environment Approaches to Physical Activity: Testing Community-Driven Implementation Strategies,” is supported by a two-year, $283,000 grant from the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health. The grant was awarded to the Center for Nutrition & Health Impact, an independent nonprofit research center.
Laura Balis, research scientist at the center, is the principal investigator. Michelle Grocke-Dewey, associate professor in the MSU Department of Human Development and Community Health and a health and wellness specialist with MSU Extension, leads the MSU portion of the grant, which includes a research-practice partnership with MSU Extension agents. The project runs through August 2026.
