The Montana Department of Natural Resources & Conservation is seeking applications for its Reclamation and Development Grants (RDGP) Planning Grants Program.
Donor Name: Montana Department of Natural Resources & Conservation
State: Montana
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 01/27/2022
Size of the Grant: $50,000
Details:
RDGP Planning Grants are state-funded grants designed to fund projects that help plan and develop RDGP Project Grants.
The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) manages the Reclamation and Development Grants Program (RDGP) to fund projects that indemnify the people of the state for the effects of mineral development on public resources and that meet other crucial needs to protect Montana’s environment. The crucial state needs projects that must serve the public interest and the total environment of the citizens of Montana. The purposes of the reclamation and development grants program are to:
- repair, reclaim, and mitigate environmental damage to public resources from nonrenewable resource extraction; and,
- develop and ensure the quality of public resources for the benefit of all Montanans
Funding Information
Grants may be awarded for any amount up to $50,000.
Examples of Projects
- Planning activities that lead to RDGP project grant application
- Site assessment and sampling
- Feasibility or design studies
- Groundwater Investigation
- Research or technology demonstration
- Grant writing for natural resource cleanup grants and RDGP Project Grants
Project Eligibility
Proposed planning grants must plan for projects that will provide benefits in one of two categories:
- Mineral development reclamation projects must:
- Reclaim land, water, or other resources adversely affected by mineral development; or
- Mitigate damage to public resources caused by mineral development; or
- Research, demonstrate, or provide technical assistance to promote the wise use of Montana minerals; or
- Investigate and remediate sites where hazardous wastes or regulated substances threaten public health or the environment; or
- Research to assess existing or potential environmental damage resulting from mineral development.
- Crucial state need: Projects that meet a crucial state need must prevent or eliminate severe and unacceptable damage to natural resources or capture extraordinary public benefits that would otherwise be lost. They must have regional or statewide importance. The public benefit from the implementation of this type of project must directly relate to natural resources.
Applicant Eligibility
Reclamation and Development Grants Program planning grants are available to the city, county, or other local political subdivisions or Tribal governments within the state. Federal agencies, private corporations, non-profits, and individuals are ineligible to receive RDGP planning grant funding.
For more information, visit RDGP Planning Grants.
