Montana 4-H Calendar

The following calendar is for the 2022-2023 Montana 4-H Year.

	Montana 4-H Statewide Event		Deadline
	National 4-H Event		County 4-H Administration
			Staff Professional Development

October
1	Start of New Montana 4-H Year
1	Begin collecting Yearly Financial Summaries from clubs/councils/groups.
2-8	National 4-H Week	First Full week of October
15	Deadline to enter Group Enrollment data into ZSuites for 4-H year ending September 30.
11-13	NAE4-HYDP Conference	Traditionally scheduled late October/early November.	Madison WI
17-19	MSU Extension Annual Conference		MSU Bozeman
21-23	4-H Fall Leadership Training for Teen Leaders and Ambassadors	MEA Weekend which falls on the Third Thursday of the month.	Great Falls
	Countywide New Family Orientation	Useful to schedule in October and November.
November
1	Deadline for 4-H Foundation Innovative Programming Grants
1	Deadline for 4-H Foundation Staff Development Grants
	Volunteer dues are collected by Montana 4-H Leaders Council	Invoices are sent to county office by Montana 4-H Leaders Council.
	Yearly Member Contribution to Montana 4-H Foundation	Invoices are sent to county office from Montana 4-H Foundation.
	National 4-H Congress for eligible youth	Friday after Thanksgiving	Atlanta, GA
	Countywide Club Officer Training	Useful to schedule November/ December/ January
December
2-3	Shooting Sports Leader Training Registration Deadline is November 23	Disciplines offered: Archery, Rifle, Pistol, Shotgun, Muzzle-loading, Hunting Skills, and Coordinator	Kalispell, MT
9-10	Shooting Sports Leader Training Registration deadline is November 30	Disciplines offered: Archery, Rifle, Pistol, and Shotgun	Havre, MT
16-17	Shooting Sports Leader Training Registration deadline is December 7	Disciplines offered: Archery, Rifle, Pistol, Coordinator	Belgrade, MT
31	Deadline to submit application for International Travel with States 4-H Exchange Program: Summer 2023 Outbound Exchange Programs for all 3 countries (Costa Rica, Japan, South Korea)	Request application through Christine Sommers-Austin for the States' 4-H Exchange Programs.
January
	Western 4-H Roundup for eligible teams	First week of January	Denver, CO
15-17	Montana 4-H Citizenship Seminar	Weekend prior to Legislative Breakfast	Delta Hotels Helena Marriott in Helena
16-17	Legislative Breakfast hosted by Montanans for 4-H	Sunday-Tuesday of MLK weekend on odd years	Helena
	Montana 4-H Agent Update	Even years in last week of January/first week of February.	Lewistown
February
1	Deadline for Montana 4-H Foundation People Partner Grants
15	Deadline for filing of IRS E-Postcard
17-19	Montana 4-H Volunteer Institute	Future volunteer institutes will be announced	Billings
TBD	Academic Year Program (AYP) Montana's Mid-Year Connection		Central MT
March
1	Deadline to submit yearly financial assessment and pay 1%	Enter end of year financials for clubs and councils into spreadsheet provided by the 4-H Center.
3-5	Montana 4-H State Shoot	First weekend in March	Bozeman, MT
17-19	Montana 4-H Recreation Lab	Scheduled by Host District in March or April	Host District
March 31-April 1	Shooting Sports Leader Training	Disciplines offered: Archery, Rifle, Pistol, Shotgun, and Coordinator	Billings
April
1	Deadline for Montana 4-H Foundation Scholarship Applications
1	2^nd Deadline for 4-H Foundation Innovative Programming Grants
1	2^nd Deadline for 4-H Foundation Staff Development Grants
	National Volunteer Week
4-5 Miles City 18-19 Missoula	Montana 4-H Agent Institute - Miles City	Odd years in April	Miles City or Missoula
14-19	2023 National 4-H Conference	Scheduled by USDA	Arlington, VA
April 21-22	Shooting Sports Leader Training	Disciplines offered: Shotgun, Muzzle-loading, Western Heritage	Logan, MT
May
1	Deadline for Volunteer State Awards
1	Deadline for Youth State Awards
	Shooting Sports Leader Training Manhattan Wildlife Association	Disciplines offered: Shotgun, Muzzle-loading, Hunting Skills, and Western Heritage
19	Outdoor Day		Butte, MT
June
11-16	Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF) Session 1		Washington, D.C.
14	Summer 2023 Outbound Exchange Program: Japan 8-week, June 14-August 10
15	Deadline for Montana 4-H Congress Registration
15	Deadline for Ambassador Officer Applications
21	Summer 2023 Outbound Exchange Program: Costa Rica, June 21-July 20
July
2-7	Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF) Session 4		Washington, D.C.
9-10	Ambassador Officer Team Selection	During Pre-Congress	MSU Bozeman
9-11	Montana 4-H Pre-Congress	2 Days Prior to main Congress event	MSU Bozeman
11-14	Montana 4-H Congress	First full week after 4^th of July	MSU Bozeman
12	Summer 2023 Outbound Exchange Program: Japan 4-week, July 12-August 10
17	Summer 2023 Outbound Exchange Program: South Korea, July 17-August 15
July 30-Aug. 2	National 4-H Western Heritage Conference and Invitational Shoot		Price, Utah
September
9	MT 4-H Working Ranch Horse Show		TBD
22-24	Montana 4-H State Horse Show		Various
30	Run ZSuite report for county enrollment report for year ending