2023 DNRC Reclamation and Development Grants Program (RDGP) Planning 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. Crucial state need projects must serve the public interest and the total environment of the citizens of Montana.

Donor Name: The Montana Department of Natural Resource and Conservation

State: Montana

County: All Counties

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline: 02/23/2023

Size of the Grant: up to $50,000

Details:

The program funds reclamation projects that repair, reclaim, and mitigate environmental damage to public resources from non-renewable resource extraction and crucial state need projects that prevent or eliminate severe and unacceptable damage to natural resources or capture extraordinary public benefit that would otherwise be lost.

Funding Information

Grants may be awarded for any amount up to $50,000, depending on the intended planning activities.

Eligible Applicants

Cities, counties, or other political subdivisions (e.g. conservation district, irrigation district, school district, water/sewer/solid waste district)
Tribal governments in Montana
Divisions of state government (departments, agencies, boards, commissions)

Eligible Projects

Projects must be either a mineral development or crucial state need project.
In order to be eligible for RDGP funding, a project must:
- Be technically and financially feasible
- Be the most cost-effective alternative to address a problem or attain an objective
- Comply with statutory and regulatory standards protecting environmental quality
- Be from an applicant able and willing to enter into an agreement with DNRC for the implementation of the proposed project.
- Cannot relieve a liable party or include work on an actively permitted site

Examples of Planning Projects include: