The Montana Department of Commerce is accepting applications for its Planning and Project Grants Program .
Donor Name: Montana Department of Commerce
State: Montana
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/27/2025
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Montana Coal Board awards grants pursuant which provides the priorities for grants to counties, communities, school districts or other governmental units that, as a result of the impact of coal development, has had or expects to have a net increase or decrease in estimated population.
The board statutes do not specifically prohibit any type of project from eligibility for board funds. For any application submitted, the main priority is clearly defining the need represented in the application with the impact that coal development/consumption has in the community represented by the applicant.
Eligible Projects
Projects include any governmental services that are needed as a direct consequence of an increase or decrease of coal development or of an increase or decrease in the consumption of coal by a coal-using energy complex
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants eligible to receive financial assistance:
- Local governmental units (cities, towns, counties, school districts, water and sewer districts, etc.)
- State agencies
- Governing bodies of federally recognized Indian tribes
- The governing body of the tribe has agreed
- To waive its immunity from suit on any issue specifically arising from the transaction of a grant obtained under this part, and
- To the adjudication of any dispute arising out of the grant transaction in the district court of the first judicial district of the state of Montana; and
- Approval of the transaction has been obtained from the secretary of the United States department of the interior whenever approval is necessary.
For more information, visit Commerce.
