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TechHelp at Boise State details Studio Blue work, seeks small state support for director amid grant decline

2435911 · January 20, 2025
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Summary

Boise State's TechHelp presented program metrics, explained Studio Blue's product-development work for manufacturers statewide and requested modest recurring state support for the Studio Blue director after federal grant funding declined.

The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee heard from TechHelp, a Boise State University program that supports small and medium-sized manufacturers through design, prototyping, testing and market-development services. Brad McDonald, TechHelp's executive director, described the Studio Blue product-development unit and sought a small recurring appropriation to sustain a partially grant-funded director position.

Program and performance measures

McDonald said TechHelp is part of a national manufacturing-extension network and uses…

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