The Red Ants Pants Foundation recently announced it is now accepting applications for its 2016 Community Grant Cycle funded by the Red Ants Pants Music Festival. Grant applications can be filled out online and must be returned by April 30th.
Grant applicants are encouraged to submit proposals for projects throughout the region that further the Foundation’s mission of developing and expanding leadership roles for women, preserving and supporting working family farms and ranches, and enriching and promoting rural communities. To date, the Red Ants Pants Foundation has provided more than $45,000 in grants to working family farms and ranches, projects to support women’s leadership and our rural communities. The news comes as the Red Ants Pants Music Festival plans to release its highly anticipated 2016 lineup at a block party on April 2nd on Main Street in White Sulphur Springs. The headliners will include Grammy-award winning music legends along with a host of rising stars and fan favorites. A portion of the proceeds from the Red Ants Pants Music Festival funds the Red Ants Pants Foundation’s community grant cycle. “Fans of the Red Ants Pants Music Festival make a lasting impact on our rural communities long after the last headliner plays. Due to record attendance in 2015, the Red Ants Pants Foundation can now offer more grants to promote women’s leadership, boost our working family farms and ranches, and invest in our rural communities. We are grateful to all who support the Red Ants Pants Foundation’s mission and look forward to learning more about the people and projects that are making Montana even better,” said Sarah Calhoun, executive director of the Red Ants Pants Foundation & producer of the Red Ants Pants Music Festival. 2016 Grant Applications must be submitted online to redantspantsfoundation.-org/grants/. The 2016 Grant Cycle Closes April 30th, 2016. A full list of the 2015 Grant Recipients can also be found online at this address. Throughout the day of the Lineup Release Block Party on April 2nd, signature Red Ants Pants Music Festival snap shirts will be on sale at the Red Ants Pants store, 206 East Main Street. The party begins at 5pm on the 200 block of Main Street, White Sulphur Springs. Laney Lou and the Bird Dogs will play at 5:30pm at the new 2 Basset Brewery. Stageline Pizza, WSS will be selling pizza by the slice throughout the evening. The festival lineup will be announced at 7pm at the Strand Theatre (doors open at 6pm). The 2016 Red Ants Pants Music Festival will be held July 28th-31st just outside of White Sulphur Springs, on the Jackson ranch. A limited release of 500 early bird tickets will go on sale ONLINE ONLY at 8PM on April 2nd at RedAntsPantsMusic-Festival.com/ at the discounted price of $115 per weekend pass. Regular advanced tickets and VIP weekend passes will go on sale online and in the Red Ants Pants store April 2nd. Tickets to the festival are as follows: Weekend (3-Day) Pass run $135 in advance/$150 at the gate; Single Day Pass (Good for Friday, Saturday or Sunday) run $55 in advance/$60 at the gate; VIP Weekend (3-Day) Pass–includes premium, shaded seating with complimentary refreshments run $500 (limited quantity available for purchase online and at the Red Ants Pants store only) Live streaming of the full lineup announcement will be available on the music festival’s Facebook page and via Google Hangouts. •
