Our Projects

With over 500 host applications, SBPC was selected to participate in the first Economic Recovery Corps cohort alongside 65 other host sites and fellows leading innovative projects.

In 2019, SBPC partnered with AmeriCorps to launched the Souris Basin Community Builder Program to better meet the needs of rural communities.

In 2022, SBPC worked with the New Town Chamber to develop a strategic plan to determine priorities, decide where to focus resources, and work towards common goals.

In 2019, SBPC partnered with AmeriCorps to launched the Souris Basin Community Builder Program to better meet the needs of rural communities.

In 2020, SBPC began providing capacity building and technical assistance to the Mountrail County Job Development Authority to assist the JDA meet its mission, goals, and strategies.

In 2020, the Domestic Violence Crisis Center (DVCC) partnered with SBPC and became a Community Builder host site.

The Creative Economy Summit (CES) provided a platform for diverse change leaders to collaborate and support community-driven solutions to connect arts, culture, and economic development in rural North Dakota.

SBPC assisted with repairs, rehabilitation, and appliance upgrades from 2016 to 2021 in Pierce County communities for low-income residents in single- and multi-family units.

In 2019, SBPC assisted the Mountrail County Job Development Authority to develop a new strategic plan to continue improving its impact on Mountrail County. A mission and vision statement were established, and goals and strategies identified.

Champions of Change was a pilot study in 2019 to engage juniors and seniors attending Minot Public Schools in focus groups with their peers to learn more about what community means and how we can build community culture, through the eyes of young people.​

In February 2014, SBPC was awarded funding assistance from the Department of Defense (DoD), Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA), to conduct a Joint Land Use Study.

SBPC secured grant funds from the US Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration (EDA) for the City of Burlington to conduct a Strategic Development Plan in 2016-2017.