Montana: Residential and Community Green Stormwater Infrastructure Grant

The Residential and Community Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) Program Grant is for residential GSI implementation with the goal to provide eligible entities with the resources to develop new or grow existing rain garden, rain barrel, or other applicable programs for residents and communities.

Donor Name: Western Montana Conservation Commission

State: Montana

County: Flathead County (MT), Granite County (MT), Lake County (MT), Lincoln County (MT), Mineral County (MT), Missoula County (MT), Powell County (MT), Ravalli County (MT), Sanders County (MT)

City and Town: Selected Cities and Towns

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline: All Time

Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000

Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned

Details:

Eligible activities may include but are not limited to building an educational demonstration rain garden and beginning new or improving existing programs to provide financial and/or technical support to residents and communities implementing GSI. If no program already exists, all activities should include components of program development such that a program can be sustained by the recipient beyond the period of the grant and/or public education and outreach activities. Applications that incorporate programmatic development activities will be ranked more highly than those that include one-time education and outreach activities. Programmatic development activities include but are not limited to developing program resources and processes for engaging residents and community members.

Funding Information

Grants will be awarded until total awards reach $245,000.00.
Up to $50,000.00 per award.

Eligibility Criteria

Government Organizations
- Native American tribal governments
- Local Governments, including but not limited to:
  - Cities
  - Towns
  - Municipalities
  - Counties
  - Special districts
    - Water and/or sewer districts
  - Conservation Districts
  - School District
  - Council of Governments
  - Local public authority
Non-Profit Organizations
- Nonprofit organizations as described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
- Limited liability corporations in which all managing members are 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations or limited liability corporations whose sole members are 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations.
- Limited liability partnerships in which all general partners are 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations or limited liability corporations whose sole members are 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations.
Education Organizations
- Tribal College
- Community College
- Other Institutions of higher education.