TechHelp seeks small appropriation to keep Studio Blue director after federal grants decline

Jan 20, 2025

TechHelp at Boise State described impact metrics and asked the committee for a modest state appropriation to sustain a Studio Blue center director position as a federal grant that funded the role expired.

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Brad McDonald, executive director of TechHelp at Boise State University, told the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee that TechHelp provides applied engineering, design and business assistance to small and medium-sized Idaho manufacturers and that the Studio Blue new-product-development program contributes workforce training and client-facing projects.

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